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 with speedometers and rattles from W.B. bumpers across different vehicle models.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\2\ scan0276 | |
Date | 6th July 1937 guessed | |
( 17 ) 32. DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. 3.1/2 Litre. 4.1/4 Litre. Total. June Quarter C.C. 10 10 Previous Quarter C.C. 3 3 Six Months 13 13 B-97-HW. 2.046 Km. Trip mechanism not working B-72-HK.{Col. T. Harker - Sales} 4.760 Km. " " " B-26-JD.{J. Draper - Frames} 2.500 Km. " " : " B-79-HN.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} 6.959 Km. " " " B-165-HK.{Col. T. Harker - Sales} 7.614 Km. " " " B-104-HK.{Col. T. Harker - Sales} 7.850 Km. " " " B-226-GA. 21.500 Km. " " " B-57-JY. 1.669 Km. Slow due to a cracked magnet, sent speedometer to Works. Fitted a new one B-45-HW. 3.682 Km. Trip mechanism not working. Trip mechanism of speedometers gives far too much trouble. Our repairer thinks that the quality of the trip mechanism could be improved with advantage. ------------------- 33. RATTLES FROM W.B. BUMPERS. June Quarter C.C. 2 7 9 Previous Quarter C.C. 4 4 Six Months 2 11 13 B-73-EJ. 32.970 Kms. Tightened up bob weights. B-102-HK.{Col. T. Harker - Sales} 10.021 " RC.{R. Childs} " " " B-122-GA. 22.422 " " " " B-9-DK. 17.467 " " " " B-72-HK.{Col. T. Harker - Sales} 8.325 " " " " B-244-GA. 22.000 " " " " B-100-HK.{Col. T. Harker - Sales} 7.905 " " " " B-154-GA. 12.903 " " " " B-226-GA. 21.500 " " " " Bob weights need fairly frequent attention. ------------------- Sr/VA. | ||