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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 report of vehicle faults, their frequency over quarterly periods, and corresponding remedial actions.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 130\1\  scan0217
Date  31th March 1935 guessed
  
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REV. COUNTER OR CLOCK FAULTY.
TOTAL. REMARKS.
March Quarter.
C.C. 17)
C.P. -)
17
Noisy flexible drives or defective clock.
Previous Quarter.
C.C. 6)
C.P. -)
6
Six Months.
23

FRONT AXLE DEFECTIVE.
March Quarter.
C.C. -)
C.P. 27)
27
Stiffened front axles are now being fitted to all cars as they become available.
Previous Quarter.
C.C. -)
C.P. 34)
34
Six Months.
61

AXLE THRUST.
March Quarter.
C.C. 14)
C.P. 197)
211
Ransome & Marles bearings incorporating steel cages are being fitted to all cars as they become available.
Previous quarter.
C.C. -)
C.P. 32)
32
Six Months.
243

CARBURETTER FLOODING.
March Quarter.
C.C. 14)
C.P. 2)
16)
A modification has been carried out to nearly all carburetters. We have fourteen complaints of carburetter flooding with this modification already carried out.
Previous Quarter.
C.C. 17)
C.P. 7)
24
Six Months.
40
  
  


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