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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).
1939 chart tracking vehicle faults and average mileage over a six-month period.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 107\2\  scan0080
Date  1st January 1939
  
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
P177 P171
AVERAGE MILEAGE
JAN B 41000 D 36400
FEB B 26800
MARCH B 30050 D 25000
APRIL B 26080 D 18000

GEAR BOX NOISY
A - COMING OUT OF ENGAGEMENT
B - OIL LEAK
C - STRAINED SELECTOR GATE
D - WORN BEARINGS
E - GEARS NOISY
SEIZED W292 W314

DYNAMO TROUBLES
A - OILED UP COMMUTATOR
B - FAULTY REGULATOR
C - BRUSH STICKING
D - DRIVE RATTLE
7 W317 RACE NOISY N.87 W.317 W.322

ROAD WHEEL HUBS RUBBING
A - ADJUST END FLOAT
B - FAULTY RACES
P 16
AVERAGE MILEAGE
JAN A 3500 B 10000
FEB B 26500
APRIL B 23700

CLOCKS FAULTY
W340
AVERAGE MILEAGE
JAN 16000
FEB 14800

PETROL GAUGE FAULTY
T - TANK UNIT
G - GAUGE
P 174 W 184 W 301
P224 P218

GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 7
  
  


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