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).
Summary of vehicle faults, occurrence statistics, and their likely causes over a six-month period.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\1\ scan0286 | |
Date | 8th October 1935 guessed | |
- 10 - DEFECTIVE STARTER MOTORS. TOTAL. REMARKS. September Quarter. C.C. 5) 5 Usually pinion jams. C.P. -) Previous Quarter. C.C. 11) 11 C.P. -) Six Months. 16 ENGINE GEAR RATTLE. September quarter. C.C. 18) 19 C.P. 1) Previous Quarter. C.C. 13) 13 C.P. -) Six Months. 32 FAULTY DYNAMO. September quarter. C.C. 37) 37 Mostly due to faulty brush gear. C.P. -) Previous quarter. C.C. 31) 31 C.P. -) Six Months. 68 STEERING UNSTABLE OR WOBBLES. September quarter. C.C. 35) 35 Usually due to low tyre pressure or road wheels out of balance. C.P. -) Previous quarter. C.C. 26) 26 C.P. -) Six Months. 61 | ||