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).
Transmission and road shaft failures with corresponding vehicle service histories.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\4\ scan0075 | |
| Date | 11th August 1937 | |
| TRANSMISSION FAILURES. DRIVER DOGS. 11.8.37. B.58.DG. Headlam. Original Owner. Dog Failure 5.4.37. mileage 9906. Engine - Big-end Failure. 23,000 miles. Clutch - Brakes - Adjusted 3,000, rebed 9000, re-bed 16,000. B.182.EF. Wilson. Original Owner. Dog Failure 16.4.37. mileage 16,000. Engine - Clutch - Re-line 12,000. Sold at 16,000 miles. Brakes - " " 10,000. B.74-HK.{Col. T. Harker - Sales} Harvey. Original Owner. Dog Failure 8.5.37. mileage 6,472. Engine - Clutch - unit changed 6,400. Brakes - Adj.2000, Re-bed 3,284. B.65.JY. Smiley. Original Owner. Dog Failure 8.6.37. mileage 4,157. Engine - Clutch - Brakes - B.138.CR.{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Pappelian. 2nd Owner. Dog Failure 15.6.37. mileage 19,000. Engine - Clutch - re-line 14,000, re-line 19,000. Brakes re-lined 6,000. B.102.GA. Fraser Nash. Original Owner. Dog Failure 24.7.37. mileage 19,493. Engine - Clutch - Brakes - re-bed 3,500 miles. ROAD SHAFT FAILURES. B.189.BL. Franklin 2nd owner.@ 39,000 miles. 2 Failures. 1 @ 40,507 25.10.36. 1 @ 53,448 28.6.37. Engine - Clutch - re-line 24,000, re-line 40,000, re-line 46,000, relined by outside firm. Brakes - re-bed 3,000, re-bed, 20,000, re-line, 30,000, Adj. 39,000. B.33.BL. Lady Beecham. 2nd Owner. Failure 23.4.37. Mileage 23,104. Engine - reline 17,000 Clutch - re-line 8,000, re-line 20,000, Adj. 28,000, re-line 29,000. Brakes - re-line 8,500, Adj. 20,000, Adj. 22,000, Re-bed 25,000. All of this work whilst in the hands of the original owner. | ||