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).
Chart of complaints for a 4¼ Bentley, detailing clutch and brake issues from July to December 1938.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 131\3\ scan0027 | |
| Date | 1st January 1938 | |
| CHART OF COMPLAINTS 4¼ BENTLEY Timeline: 1938, JULY, AUG, SEPT, OCT, NOV, DEC Category: CLUTCH, JAGGER - July: PLATE CHANGED 2; UNIT CHANGED, SPRING BROKEN, WORN OUT, 32000 MILES 2; Total bar: 5 - August: RESET PROP. SHAFT DAMPER 4; EASE SPLINE W.O. 2 - September: EASE SPLINES 3; PLATE CHANGED 2; RELINED WORN OUT MILES 23126 3 - October: EASE SPLINES 2; RESET UNIT CHANGED RELINED WORN OUT 17505 2 - November: CHANGE UNIT; EASE SPLINES; RELINE; RESET; PLATE CHANGED; Total bar: 7 - December: CHANGE UNIT; RELINE; PLATE CHANGED Category: BRAKE SQUEAK - July: FIERCE OILED UP 2; RELINED B.Z. 7; CLEAN UP & RESET AUX. SHOE; ROUGH LINERS & RESET; Total bar: 28 - August: EXPT. LINERS LOOSE B.144LS 7; RELINED 5; ROUGH UP RESET 12; Total bar: 24 - September: PULL 2; FIERCE 3; OILED UP 2; RELINED 4; ROUGH UP RESET 12; Total bar: 23 - October: FRONT 2; RELINED 2; ROUGH UP RESET 9; ANTI JUDDER 3; FRONT PULL UNEVEN 7; Total bar: 21 - November: FIERCE POLISH DRUMS HANDBRAKE 10; ROUGH UP RESET; ANTI JUDDER 2; LINKS RATTLE 2; FRONT PULL UNEVEN 7; Total bar: 21 - December: W277 REAR STICKS 1; RELINED B.Z. SQUEAK 4; ROUGH UP RESET 6; HANDBRAKE UNEVEN 1; Total bar: 11 - Note for December: B Z LINING STILL SATISFACTORY Category: BRAKES INEFFICIENT, RELINE OR ROUGH UP SERVO - July: RELINED SERVO 4 - August: Total bar: 10 - September: Total bar: 10 - October: ROUGH UP 3; RELINED SERVO 4; Total bar: 7 - November: ROUGH UP 3; RE-LINED 3; Total bar: 6 - December: ROUGH UP 3; RELINE 3; Total bar: 6 Category: BRAKE MECHANISM SQUEAK - July: ACTUATING SHAFTS 2 - August: [no entries] - September: Total bar: 3 - October: [no entries] - November: Total bar: 4 - December: Total bar: 2; LUBRICATED Footer: GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}4 (SHEET 2) | ||