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).
Faults, statistics, and remedies for issues like noisy tappets, synchromesh rattle, and noisy rear axle gears.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\1\ scan0339 | |
| Date | 31th March 1936 guessed | |
| 7. 24. Noisy Tappets. March Quarter. C.C. C.P. Previous Quarter. C.C. 2 C.P. -------- Six months. 2 -------- Reset Tappets. 25. Synchromesh rattle. March Quarter C.C. C.P. Previous Quarter C.C. I C.P. -------- Six months. I -------- Modification "S" Fitted a modified type synchromesh sleeve which overcame the trouble. 26. Fractured petrol pipes or faulty connections. March Quarter. C.C. C.P. Previous Quarter. C.C. C.P. -------- Six months. -------- Nil. 27. Noisy rear axle gears. March Quarter. C.C. 2 C.P. Previous Quarter. C.C. C.P. -------- Six months. 2 -------- B.179.AE - 52,522 Kms. Gears noisy (not excessive) on the driving side between 40 & 70 Kms. per hour. Removed traces of seizure from the gears by stoning. Fitted a new thrust bearing to the pinion. B.63.CW - 9,175 miles. Examined the axle gears. No sign of seizure. Fitted a new thrust bearing to the pinion. | ||