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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).
List of vehicle faults and their occurrences categorized by component.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 131\2\  scan0127
Date  8th April 1938
  
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Clutch. No.
(1) Shuddering, Thermoid linings fitted to 13.
cure complaint.
(2) Failure to stop tight on splines. 1.
Total. 14.

Steering.
(1) Wandering
(a) Pivot thrust washers picking up. 1.
(b) Slack in cam roller. 1.
(2) Joggles.
(a) Excessive load in side steering
tube contacts due to lack of oil. 2.
(3) Rattle from steering column due to
felt bush becoming dry and
hardened. 3.
Total 7.

Front Axle.
(1) Front axle control bracket slack,
knock, seized. 10.
(2) Excessive oil supply to pivots, escape
of oil running down brake drum. 1.
Total. 11.

Rear Axle.
(1) Squeak from pinion housing. 2.
(2) Oil leak from pinion housing felts torn up. 1.
(3) Rattle from wheel drivers. 2.
(4) Noisy hubs.
(a) Dirt in bearings. 1.
(b) Faulty nut thread tight. 1.
Total 7.

Cont'd.....
  
  


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