REPLACING AND MODIFYING REAR WHEEL （更换和修改后轮）.pdfVIP

REPLACING AND MODIFYING REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ON ALL S TYPE CARS N. W. Geeson HISTORY, BACKGROUND AND THE PROBLEMS ARISING Since developing the rear wheel bearing conversion for the earlier Mark VI and R Type and similar R-R models some years ago, many requests have been received to develop a similar conversion for the Bentley S type or Silver Cloud Models. Only time has delayed such a successful conversion being tried. I have always been aware that the actual bearing measurements are identical on all cars from the C series Bentley MKVI through to the Bentley S3 cars, except for the Silver Wraith LWB and the Phantom IV, V, VI. In each case the bearing was of Metric dimensions. The wheel bearings of the S type / Silver Cloud chassis range differed from the earlier cars in being fitted with grease seals and seal carriers on each side of the bearings. These seal carriers not only support the oil seal “O” ring in an external groove but they also have an Acme scroll grease return thread on the inner diameter. Unfortunately from a spare parts point of view the seal carriers have “handed Acme” threads, that is, left and right hand threading. These seal carriers can be removed easily if they are left in place whilst the bearing is pressed off the half shaft. If, on the other hand, they are removed to re-grease the bearings, which was their original intention they are liable to break unless the correct removal tool is used. In any event they are extremely expensive, as are the bearings. Original this seal design was to be incorporated on all cars from C series Mark VI onwards retrospectively on spare parts, and introduced on S types from new. The scheme was drawn up as (Park Lees) PL 7072 in February 1952. To retrospectively fit this design to early cars would have required an alteration to the existing spacer that fits onto the half shaft before the bearing, the addition of the spacers and finally slight alteration to the old bearing. In the end there