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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).
Blueprint chart tracking component faults by month for the first half of 1939.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 131\3\  scan0070
Date  25th April 1939 guessed
  
1939
JAN FEB MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE

HYDRAULIC SHOCK DAMPERS
A - OIL LEAK
B - INTERNAL KNOCK
C - ADJUST RIDE CONTROL
D - CONNECTING LINKS SLACK
E - TIGHT PISTONS
Chart Data:
JAN: D, B, B, P 177, P 171
FEB: B, D
MARCH: C, A, D, D, B
AVERAGE MILEAGE
JAN. B 41000 D 36900
FEB. B 26800
MARCH B 30050 D 25000

GEAR BOX NOISY
A - COMING OUT OF ENGAGEMENT
B - OIL LEAK
C - STRAINED SELECTOR GATE
D - WORN BEARINGS
E - GEARS NOISY SEIZED
Chart Data:
JAN: C, A, E SEIZED
FEB: E
MARCH: W 292, W 314

DYNAMO TROUBLES
A - OILED UP COMMUTATOR
B - FAULTY REGULATOR
C - BRUSH STICKING
D - DRIVE RATTLE
Chart Data:
JAN: B, C
FEB: C, B, B, W 317
MARCH: C, A, B, B, 7
APRIL: A, B, A, RACES NOISY, N.S.F, W 317, W 322

ROAD WHEEL HUBS RUBBING
A - ADJUST END FLOAT
B - FAULTY RACES
Chart Data:
JAN: A, B, B, P 161
FEB: B
AVERAGE MILEAGE
JAN. A 3500 B 10000
FEB. B 26500

CLOCKS FAULTY
AVERAGE MILEAGE
JAN. 16000
FEB. 14800

PETROL GAUGE FAULTY
T - TANK UNIT
G - GAUGE
Chart Data:
FEB: T
MARCH: T, G, P 174, W 284, W 301
APRIL: G, T

GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}7
  
  


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