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That's a good job and one I wouldn't want to tackle myself!

One only needs to set the axle shaft end play on one side. Perhaps the shims are on the other, yet to be disassembled side.

I installed transmission oil cooler lines on a non-Packard (31 Ford Model A Roadster Hot Rod) with a SBC and GM TH-350. I used "rubber" hose for the job. It is a special cooler line rated hose. Made the job much easier than trying to fit metal tubing. Worked well for me.

One of the issues on the 41 Clipper thru 50 style linkage is lack of shifter lubrication in general and particularly of the upper 2-3 shift lever. I strongly suspect that aside from the shape of the levers, the conventional body cars may have a similar shifter construction and issue.

On Clippers there is an oil hole where by applying a few drops, oil will run down and hit the shift tongue and splines with a bit running out slots to catch the lower R-1 lever. The upper 2-3 lever has absolutely no lube provision and in addition catches any water and dirt that can condense and run down the tube to pool at the retaining clip and washer and then work its way behind the lever. Corrosion and rust seizing the upper lever to the tube is a frequent result.

To remove the Clipper shift assy the operator lever needs to be removed and also an anti-vibration wire spring pressing against a grooved piece inserted in the tube at the upper end of the steering column just below the wheel. Not sure if conventional bodies are exactly the same there but suspect similar and it does require a bit of work and disassembly to separate the shift assy from the column. I found it was easier to work on the shifter out of the car by removing column with shifter still attached.

Here are a some photos of a Clipper style linkage showing what I expect you will find. First shows rust and corrosion on the tube between the slot and retaining clip groove where the upper lever rotates. It took heat and brute force to remove seized lever from tube, second shows assy cleaned up, third is lube points, fourth is upper column and anti vibration spring.

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Headliner project is coming up soon. A little cleaning and dyeing to get it closer to it's original colour.


I can pull the headliner just a little tighter to hide those rust stains.

I want to thank everyone for your assistance.

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For future reference, here's some pics of the Hudson/Nash oil pump. Note the pressure relief is on the opposite side of the casting.

Also, on this engine I did not need to remove the lower flywheel cover to remove the oil pan. I'm not sure what is in the way on the standard Packard engine.

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Thanks Ross! This is a great tip and I have a 53 Patrician parts car that I can probably get some grafts from. The bigger challenge, at least for me, will be making the wheel arches so the skirts fit correctly.

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