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).
Bar chart tracking Bentley 4¼ vehicle complaints from July to December 1938.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 131\3\ scan0016 | |
| Date | 14th December 1938 guessed | |
| CHART OF COMPLAINTS 4¼ BENTLEY 1938 JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC COMPLAINT: REAR SILENCER BAFFLE LOOSE DATA: JULY: 4, AUG: 6, SEPT: 4, OCT: 3, NOV: 3 (RIVETS FRONT SILENCER), DEC: 3 NOTE: SPOT WELDING DEFECTIVE COMPLAINT: REAR AXLE OIL LEAKS DATA: JULY: 7 (DIFF FLANGE 3, NOSE PIECE 4), AUG: 18 (FLANGE 9, NOSE PIECE 9), SEPT: 5 (NOSE PIECE), OCT: 8 (FLANGE 4, NOSE PIECE 4) NOTE: DUE TO PINION RACE ALLOWING NOSE TO DROP ACME THREAD FOULS CASE COMPLAINT: REAR AXLE NOISY RACE DATA: JULY: 7 (CHANGE 2, RECTIFY PINCH 5), AUG: 9 (GEAR TEETH PICKED UP 2, CHANGED RECTIFY PINCH 2, CHANGED FAULTY RACE 5), SEPT: 9 (RESET PINION 3, CHANGE FAULTY RACE 6), OCT: 3 (SLACK RACE D W243), NOV: 8 (RECTIFY PINCH 6, FAULTY RACE 2), DEC: 3 (W243, W256, B127, BROKEN SPIGOT) NOTE: RACE GP 4080 NOW BEING FITTED COMPLAINT: REAR AXLE PINION RACE CAGE BROKEN DATA: JULY: 1, AUG: 3 (BROKEN BALL 1, CAGE BROKEN 2), SEPT: 4, OCT: 8 (BALLS BROKEN 4, CAGE BROKEN 4) NOTE: NEW PINION CAGE INCORPORATED COMPLAINT: REAR AXLE DRIVING SHAFT FAILURE DATA: JULY: 3 (NS{Norman Scott}), AUG: 1, SEPT: NONE, OCT: (CHANGED 3OVER) COMPLAINT: REAR AXLE DRIVING DOG RATTLE DATA: JULY: 20 (LUBRICATED 4, CHANGED 3 ROUND 5, OVER SIZE FITTED 7), AUG: 15 (OVER SIZED FITTED), SEPT: 22 (LUB 5, OVER SIZE FITTED 14), OCT: 12 (CHANGED 1 OVER, LUB 3, OVER SIZE FITTED 8), NOV: 13 (LUB 6, OVER SIZE 7) NOTE: DUCKHAM KEENOL GREASE GIVES EXCELLENT CUSHIONING EFFECT FOOTER: GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 3 (SHEET 2) | ||