Hey CCR,
I would say your spring is the one on the right in my photo with the long tail broken off. If I recall correctly, it is a brake pedal return spring and while the pedal will return on it's own, the spring makes it a more positive action. If you depress the brake pedal and then slip your foot off and let it go, I'm guessing there would be less of a clunk than before. I am in the Toronto airport, heading home today and can have a look, probably tomorrow. You could also try and find the post from 2019 where I asked if anyone could identify the springs and where they went. Some pretty good photos there if I recall. Chris.

Hi CCR,
When I had my '39 apart, I ended up with 2 springs, one for brake pedal return and one for clutch lever return and did not know which was which. I posted the question here and got an answer. I believe your broken spring is one or the other of these two. I have posted the picture below. I am not near my car now but will be in a couple of days and can check which one is which if you want. Chris

I have been travelling in Spain for the last few weeks, ending up in Madrid and flying home from there in a couple of days. I tried to contact the Madrid chapter of the Packard Club, but both email addresses posted on the net came back as undeliverable. I did however, receive an answer from an antique car club here and their vice president advised me that they had some 20 Packards in their club. He said their club was quite small and that members, of course, kept their cars at home in their garages. He said he had 3 pre-war Packards and a pre-war Buick in his private collection and if I was willing to travel to a suburb of Madrid, he would be glad to show them to us. We agreed and after much investigation, decided to take the public transit to meet with him as a cab ride from our hotel was $80-$90 each way. The 'collection' turned out to be remarkable, numbering some 25-30 vehicles. All but 2 were complete restorations and all of them not only ran, but he said he drove them regularly. I'll keep the photos to just-Packards, but there were all makes and types of vintage European automobiles, dating from 1900 to to a 2003 Ferrari. Many of the makes I had never heard of before and there were 4 vintage Ferraris and the 2003, 2 0r 3 Porsches and, of course - the Packards. The oldest was a 1924 model year that he said was made in 1923, and a couple of late 30's, one a '37 I think, and not sure what year the convertible is. We were overwhelmed at both the quality and diversity of the collection and the most hospitable reception we were given by the owner to take of his time to meet with us and give us the provenance and detailed description of each and every vehicle. He fired several of them up and they all sprang to life with the touch of a key and ran flawlessly. We talked about Packard at length and he said he would be coming to the States in the next year or so to 'take his wife to go shopping in New York', but really under the guise of 'a trip to Hershey'!. As it was I dragged my wife along today, somewhat reluctantly, but after our afternoon at the warehouse, she too was most impressed with the collection! Chris.

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Thanks for the responses. DM's sent. Chris.

Thanks Mike - that would be a great help. I'm sure to many others as well. Chris

Jon, I didn't know who was looking for one earlier and just responed to your post. If 'Stan' was unable to procure one from Mike Chirco and is still looking then he would, of course be first-in-line. Notwithstanding, I wouldn't mind being 'second'! Chris.

Yes, Mike, that would be very helpful and most appreciated. The part
I am most interested in is what goes in the 'trough', if you will, of the
chrome horn ring. Different people have said they make this part out of
everything from kitchen scrubbers to yoga mats and I am curious as to what the
original part looked like, how thick it is and how 'cushiony'it is.
Also, Howard's post (thanks) shows 'that spring' I referred to in my post that
I ordered from John Ulrich. (the blue thing in the middle with the arrows pointing to it) It obviously carries over into the later years but would be curious to know exactly where it goes in the prewar assembly. Also Mike - this would only be useful (to me anyway) if it is a banjo steering wheel you have as the stock, 3 spoked wheel is entirely different. Chris.

I have scoured the parts lists (although I admit to not being very good
at that!) and have not been able to come up with a suitable parts explosion
of the innards of the banjo steering wheel hub for the '39. I have had mine
apart several times and cannot get happy with the final result. Either my horn
is beeping when I don't want it to or it is very difficult to get it to beep at all, which is where I am at now. I suspect I am missing a part. I did order a spring today from John Ulrich Packard and in looking at the drawing of that spring, I know I do not have one 'in there' nor do I know exactly where it would go.
If anyone can shed any light on this or has grappled with similar issues and would be
willing to share any gleaned solutions, it would sure be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Chris

Yeah JL, if only they were stainless steel! I am currently on
the hunt for a set for my '39 as mine have been painted silver (yuck!) and there
are spots where the paint has come off and the chrome is shining through but I presume
were I to steel wool the paint off I would uncover pitting and rust, so I have just left
them alone. But it would change the whole appearance of the front end to have them in
chrome and in good shape. Max Merrit had a set a while back that were NOS and looked awesome for $500 but they weren't the right year so no good to me. The hunt continues or, at some point I may just end up taking mine off and giving them to the chromers as they are in pretty good mechanical shape - just finish-deficient! Chris

I'd love to have that Dell. Sent you a DM. Chris.