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).
Blueprint bar chart tracking reported vehicle faults by month for the second half of 1938.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 131\3\ scan0018 | |
| Date | 1st January 1938 | |
| Header: 1938, JULY, AUG, SEPT, OCT, NOV, DEC Section 1: BRAKES - THUMP - RESET - SWINGING ARM - Data: July(11), Aug(9), Sept(4), Oct(6), Nov(3) Section 2: STEERING TROUBLES - A: WANDERING, RESET CROSS & SIDE STEERING TUBE POUNDAGE - B: BALANCE FRONT WHEELS - C: CONTROLS RATTLE FIT NEW FELT - D: KNOCK FROM SIDE STEERING TUBE - E: COLUMN RACE SLACK - F: CHECK SPRING CLIPS - G: SLACK PIVOTS - H: STICKING EASE WORM & NUT - I: LOSS OF OIL FROM BOX - J: BOX LOOSE ON FRAME - K: WORN BALL PINS - Data by Month (Total cases): - JULY (18): I.1, D.2, A.5, B.3, C.7 - AUG (32): I.3, F.1, A.5, E.3, G.2, D.3, B.3, J.2, C.10 - SEPT (29): HEAVY LIGHT, E.3, K.2, A.4, H.1, G.1, B.6, C.10 - OCT (27): D.4, F.1, MOD A, B.4, E.1, G.2, RATTLE MIXTURE CON, C.10 - NOV (20): FRONT RESET, P138 AXLE TWISTED AXLE CONTROL, K.1, D.2, G.2, B.2, C.10 Section 3: FRONT AXLE - CONTROL RATTLE - Data: July(6), Aug(9), Sept(9), Oct(12), Nov(7) Section 4: PROP. SHAFT - DAMPER SEIZED - Data: July(NIL), Aug(7), Sept(3), Nov(4), Dec(3) Notes: - MOD REQUIRED FOR C - DEPOT. MOD. FOR CROSS & SIDE STEERING TUBE CONTACTS FOR A.{Mr Adams} GIVING GOOD RESULTS - CHIEFLY BRONZE CONTACTS AND CHARGEABLE Footer: G.W.H.S (SHEET 2) | ||