From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Inspection report detailing the condition and wear on various vehicle components such as hubs, steering, springs, and clutch.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\1\ scan0273 | |
| Date | 6th November 1936 | |
| -5- Front Hubs Millenite liners badly grooved on Braking surfaces. The sectional thickness appears to be doubtful for thickness from the point of view of service. ------------ Cross Steering Tubes. Cross steering tube C3.1845 bowed .130" in the centre. ------------ Front Axle Control to RR.Sch.988 Spindle FB.2610 picking up on the end thrust faces against the hardened bush FB.2609 - there are signs of hard bedding on bearing diameter of spindle FB.2610. Top ball pads show signs of scoring. ------------ Front Springs (700 lbs. type) All spring leaves are rusty at the front end, especially on the Near side. There are no signs of lubrication having reached this point. This was traced to a faulty Bijur Meter Valve now in the possession of Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JBD.{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems} Near end of springs; general condition good. Front shackle pins badly rusted due to valve failure. ------------ Front Roll-Rod Fx.22110 .562" dia. torsion bar. General condition good. Silentbloc bushes good. ------------ Flywheel and Clutch - Borg and Beck "U" type. Pressure plate worn badly on two lugs by the clutch casing. (max. wear .023") also distorted (.006" maximum) on friction surface. Clutch cover badly worn in two slots by lugs on pressure plate. (wear .013", see Ex.I.68) this excessive wear on two of the four driving lugs has resulted in the pressure plate becoming displaced and causing the crankshaft to become unbalanced, the compressed thickness of the friction plate was uniform over the whole area. Crankshaft pilot bearing (R.{Sir Henry Royce} & M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} No.L.J.25.E.) with Oilite cage. General condition good. (.0085" end float) ------------ continued | ||