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 reported faults categorized by vehicle system, such as steering, clutch, and transmission.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 107\2\ scan0203 | |
| Date | 4th March 1938 | |
| -3- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/O.W.H.3/W.4.3.38 Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} No. STEERING. LOW SPEED (1) Wobbles, front wheels out of balance. 1. March load on cross steering tubes dropped. HD{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}/331 2 |||| (2) Joggles, side steering tube load. 9.| (3) Sticking. 1. (4) Knocks loose on frame. 1. (Handwritten: Rubber in column held by bush dog & hardened) (5) Wandering, cross steering tubes contacts 1. seizing up. 1. Over size roller fitted. (6) Side play in roller of rocker shaft. 6.| rollers broken. 1. (Handwritten: Axis returned to works surfaced bearing) (7) Slack in O.W. bush top of column. 1. 24. Remarks: Item 2 dealt with by mod Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}331. (8) Knock from rear end of side steering tube (wormday increased) 14 (Handwritten: HD{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} 5814/H 16.12.37 (needle bearing bottom of yoke obsolete)) UNEVEN WEAR OF FRONT TYRES. (1) Incorrect inclination of front wheels, 11 suspension springs weak. (Handwritten: Excessive wear of front tyres) CLUTCH. (1) Shuddering, long plate fitted. 32.|||||||| (2) Clutch thrust race noisy. (Handwritten: mod SCD 496) 9.| 41. RATTLE IN TRANSMISSION. (1) Gearbox stay required. 15.||| (2) Squeak leather washers in prop shaft joints. 1. Brazing breaking away rear end. 1. (Handwritten: Soldering) (3) Rear driving dogs, rattle. 3. Dry - noisy. 4|| (4) Front hub (squeak) roller race dry. 1. 25. (5) (Handwritten, struck through: Squeak from OSR Re-drilling ...) Remarks: Item 1 - This has been dealt with by mod. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}344. (6) (Handwritten: Delayed schronk (light slides joint prop shaft II)) (7) (Handwritten: 7) Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} | ||