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).
Vehicle faults such as clutch slips, oil leaks, broken valve springs, and noisy tappets.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\2\ scan0049 | |
| Date | 31th December 1936 guessed | |
| -3- 9. CLUTCH SLIPS OR JAGGERS. December quarter C.C. I I Previous quarter C.C. 2 2 C.P. Six months 3 3 December quarter GSY.29 - 26200 miles - Slips . Relined. September quarter GEH.36 - 11000 Kms.- Brutal . Re-set toggle levers & pedal adjustment. G.Y.51 - 25222 kms.- Slips . Relined. 10. OIL LEAK PAST TAPPET DOOR. December quarter C.C. I I C.P. Previous quarter C.C. C.P. Six months I I December quarter GBJ.22 - 8.800 Kms.- Fitted 2 new E.52833 joints. 11. VALVE SPRINGS BROKEN December quarter C.C. C.P. Previous quarter C.C. I I 2 C.P. Six months I I 2 September quarter GAE.2 - 28.622 Kms.- 2 valve springs broken. 117.TA- 20166 kms.- Changed one spring. 12. TAPPETS NOISY OR VALVE MECHANISM NOISY December quarter C.C. I 2 3 C.P. Previous quarter C.C. C.P. Six months I 2 3 December quarter GXK.77 - 8419 Kms.- Reset tappets. 5.UK - 28145 kms.- N°. 5 valve noisy. Fitted a new valve guide during an R.10 20.SK - 8500 kms.- Reduced end play of camshaft to .003" and reduced slipper flywheel poundage to 18 lbs. | ||