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).
Car failures including a flat tyre, broken tyre pump, and magneto spring, followed by an explanation of the causes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 4\2\ 02-page30 | |
| Date | 2nd July 1913 guessed | |
| Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/S/1/L2713. (contd) -2- "to go or stay as he pleased but thought if "a good hotel was at hand it would be most "advisable to stay owing to the uncertainty "of the repair lasting to Sisteron. "On returning to Village we found the "accommodation inadequate, but Mr Goulding "and party decided to stay, however next "morning tyre was flat and I effected a repair "which carried us to Sisteron where we "bought new tubes etc. "Tyre Pump handle broke off at same "time as magneto spring broke, on journey "to Roanne and had we needed to use same "urgently we could have done so with "difficulty. Mr Haldenby's explanation is as follows :- "Herewith report written by Kitching on the "attached complaint. It appears that the "breakage of the tyre pump had nothing "whatever to do with Mr Goulding's party "staying at the place referred to, and the "breakage of the tyre pump did not cause "any inconvenience whatever. Also the pump "could have been used with difficulty. "The failure of the magneto was due "to a little spring in the contact breaker "breaking, this is quite an accident and "could not have been avoided in any way. It "is a very rare occurence however. "There were no Security bolts fitted "to the tyre but Michelin bolt valves were "fitted. This is one of the things which "is being tested on this car. I would point "out however that I do not believe the "failure of the tyres was in any way due to "the absence of security bolts but simply "due to the very hard work that the car was "put to. The body on this particular car "is heavy and a very large percentage of "the weight falls on the back wheels due "to overhang on the body. Unless the tyres "are kept well up to a pressure of about "80 lbs and the car is driven carefully | ||