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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).
Log of important component failures, excluding the frame and springs.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 119\2\  scan0194
Date  1st April 1924 guessed
  
IMPORTANT FAILURES - (excluding Frame & Springs)

| Piece No. | Running time hrs. mins. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| F.887 | 67 | 23 | Steering column tube broken immediately above worm. |
| F.6979 | 67 | 23 | Cross-tie of steering column (lower section) broken at central lug. |
| F.9702 | 67 | 23 | One arm of steering rocker shaft sheared. |
| | 80 | 49 | Both bolts sheared, attaching steering arm to near side stub-axle. |
| F.4272 | 111 | 48 | Steering pendulum broken at rocker shaft end. |
| | 124 | 0 | Slight crack in rear lug of near side front spring rear anchorage. (see sketch 6. page 4)(photostat). |
  
  


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