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).
Failure analysis report on rear wheel drivers showing sheared splines and cracks.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\4\ scan0062 | |
| Date | 13th May 1937 | |
| Ex 153 R.H. DRIVER SHEARED OFF AT COMMENCEMENT OF RADIUS AS SHOWN 2 CRACKS IN L.H. DRIVER AS SHOWN EXTENDING FROM RADIUS AND PICKING UP WITH SHARP CORNER OF SPLINES CRACKS IN END OF BARREL PORTION COINCIDE WITH SHARP CORNERS AT BOTTOM OF SPLINES BRINELL-315- SPLINES COMPLETELY SHEARED OUT FROM THIS SECTION BRINELL - 307 - REAR WHEEL DRIVERS G 100050 In S/N CHASSIS B 174. H.K. SPEEDOMETER READING - 6072 MILES REAR AXLE M.9.B.W. ROLLS-ROYCE, LTD. PRINT ROOM. 13 MAY 1937 DERBY TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON CUSTOMER'S CAR Ex I 153 | ||