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).
Recurring faults including noisy front axles, defective thermostats, noisy tappets, and noisy magnetos.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\1\ scan0376 | |
| Date | 1st April 1936 guessed | |
| 16. 60. Front axle control noisy. March quarter C.C. 3 3 3 C.P. Previous quarter C.C. I 3 4 4 C.P. Six months I 6 7 7 82.PY (17,206 miles) No oil reaching the front o/s front axle control. II9.SK (15,600 kms) Re-adjusted the controls. 159.RY (6,680 kms) Tightened up the o/s front axle control. Please refer to remarks of last quart (er. We get too many complaints of noisy front axle controls. 61 Thermostat defective. March quarter C.C. I I I C.P. Previous quarter C.C. C.P. Six months I I I Fitted a new thermostat. 62 Tappets noisy. March quarter C.C. 2 I 3 3 C.P. Previous quarter C.C. C.P. I I I Six months 2 2 4 4 GWC.71 (2643I kms) Fitted new pins & rollers to Nº.I & IO.stoned rockers & cleaned out oil passages in rocker shaft. GEH.36 (2,130 kms) reset tappets. 99.RY (4,000 kms) reset tappets. 63 Magneto noisy. March quarter C.C. I I I C.P. Previous quarter C.C. 3 3 3 C.P. Six months 4 4 4 II9.SK (15,600 kms) Dismantled the magneto & fitted new packings between outer cage of ball bearings & hou-sings. | ||