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).
Tabular report on vehicle complaints, the number of cars affected, and corresponding technical remarks.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 47\2\ Scan221 | |
| Date | 31th December 1929 guessed | |
| -2- Nature of Complaint. Clutch Jaggers and Slipping. Coil Failures. Carburetters Flooding. Exhaust Butterfly Choke Squeaking. No. of Cars. W. 8. N. 20. P. 3. 31. W. 12. N. 18. P. 3. 33. W. 4. N. 20. P. 4. 28. W. 8. N.21. P. 4. 33. Last Qtr's. Total. 30. 27. 33. 35. Remarks. A 50% mixture of oil and paraffin will overcome the jaggers, but if overdone will cause slipping. Phantom clutches appear to require a lot of attention to keep them in a really nice condition. No progress on this complaint. Depot Sheet No. Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}135 gives particulars of this complaint. It is important to change the ballast resistance when the latest coil is fitted. At W. we find a deposit settles on the seating and prevents the valve closing properly. The seats are dipped in an acid bath and valves re-ground. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} is instructing a number of spindles to be produced in Nitralloy, and bushes of chilled cast Phospher Bronze. Also, a further experiment with Nitralloy spindles used in the rolled Mica bush. A few of these are now being fitted and a report will be made after some experience is obtained. | ||