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).
List of Bentley quarterly complaints, modifications, and repetition complaints from June 1936.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\4\ scan0005 | |
| Date | 7th July 1936 | |
| To Bentley Motors Ltd. Derby .................Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to .................GWRH Levallois Sr/VAI/GM.7.7.36 re: Bentley Quarterley complaints - June 1936 Modifications & repitition complaints ------------------------------------ Subject : PageN°. : Item : on list: n°. I Fitting water excluders to front brakes D.S. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}277 : : Please refer to remarks on attached list. : : Since the typing of the lists, one owner finds that water : : when his car is washed gets past the excluders and the : I : 3 same thing has happened to B.60.GA Paris Trials car. : : 2 Rebalancing of fans. D.S. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} 285 : : We have rebalanced a considerable number of fans and we : : at Rue Gide have not experienced any trouble with re- : II : 35 balanced fans. Dk. of Nice Depot had to attend to a : : rebalanced fan on which on blade failed. : : 3 Main bearings Hall's metal. : : Although we have fitted the above type of bearings : : to several engines, we cannot as yet state how they are : II : 36 standing up re wear etc.. : : 4 Big ends with lead bronze bearings. : : On cars on which we have in the past fitted the above : : type of bearings we have not experienced any trouble, wi th: : : the actual bearings, but overoiling & excessive oil : : consumption has occured. : : 5 Strengthened type front axle pivots - D.S. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}288. : : We have not come across a single failure of the non- : 19 : 57 reinforced type or had any trouble with the new type. : : 6 Rear axle thrust bearing - D.S. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} 273. : : Although we have had failures of the GB.1442 type of thrust : 22 : 67 bearing and replace this bearing by the GB.2035 type of : : : which we have so far fitted 5, we have no failures of this: : : type (GB.2035) to report. : : 7 Strengthened type rear axle tubes - D.S. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}290. : 23 : 68 Please refer to remarks at foot of text on attached list. : : 8 Hydraulic damper knocks. : : On those dampers on which we have fitted close fitting : 25 : 76 bronze bushes, we have up to the present had no repitition: : : complaints. : : /......... | ||