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 hydraulic system faults for a six-month period, with remarks on causes and solutions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 47\3\ Scan433 | |
| Date | 1st March 1932 guessed | |
| -11- HYDRAULIC KNOCKS. 20 HP. 25 HP. PH.I. PH.II. TOTAL. GRAND TOTAL. March Quarter. C.C. 11 18 6 29 64 ) 89 W.P. 5 8 3 9 25 ) Previous " C.C. 18 51 10 38 117 ) 138 W.P. 3 7 5 6 21 ) Six months. 37 84 24 82 227 227 HYDRAULIC LEAKS. March Quarter. C.C. - - - 8 8 ) 8 W.P. - - - - - ) Previous " C.C. - - 1 8 10 ) 11 W.P. - - - 1 1 ) Six months. - - 1 17 19 19 HYDRAULICS LOOSE ON FRAME. March Quarter. C.C. - - - 5 5 ) 5 W.P. - - - - - ) Previous " C.C. - 1 - 5 6 ) 8 W.P. - - - 2 2 ) Six months. - 1 1 11 13 13 HYDRAULICS ARMS LOOSE. March Quarter. C.C. - - - 11 11 ) 26 W.P. - - - 15 15 ) Previous " C.C. - - - 4 4 ) 11 W.P. - - - 7 7 ) Six months. - - - 37 37 37 REMARKS. Depot Sheets No.105 and Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}217 deal with the treatment of knocks on existing dampers and Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}225 describes modifications to replenishing ball valves and oil feed to Ph.II front intermediate levers. Any persistent complainers that cannot be cured. [Handwritten] Depot Sheet No. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}183 deals with this trouble. This is mostly due to lever boss fouling gland nut and splines are now modified to prevent this occurring. DONT BELIEVE IT [Handwritten] | ||