Thanks Guys for your welcomes and help with carb. All sorted now. Cheers Mal

I don't want to seem as though I'm picking on you, but if that steering is too much to turn, then I think there must be something wrong. I drove a 52 Mayfair for years w/out PS and it could be steered with one finger. As long as the car was moving, and by that I mean just drifting, the car could be steered with one finger. Just imagine the strain on tires, wheels, tierod ends etc. when cranking the steering wheel while sitting still. Perhaps some front end checking and maintenance is in order. Just my advice and it is worth exactly what you paid for it.

Do you know the history of the car? Where originally sold, original owner, color and options etc. Just curious. Thanks

No spring. Needle is installed into cavity point down, then special screw is installed along with discharge nozzles. There is a very good picture in the 1942 Service Manual. Good luck

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It may not be absolutely necessary but I would because of the differences in feel and control. As you see from the spec sheet, taken all together there is a different ratio so the old box coupled with new leverage may be too slow and not provide the response without a lot of action at the steering wheel.


EDIT: If you do decide to leave in place, the very first component I would try to swap is the Pitman arm. Obviously, if the spline or shaft out of the gearbox is the least bit different, that would make the decision. It is possible there is a locating spline in a different position to prevent an accidental install of a wrong component.

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I'm getting to old to fight the manual steering in my Clipper. I am thinking of buying a parts car that became available with power steering and dealer air. (Air in the trunk) What would be involved in switching the Power Steering? Would I have to swap out the steeing gear box? I noticed it is a different part number but it is it really necessary? It doesn't look too difficult. My Clipper already has the double crankcase pulley as I swapped out the engine several years ago with a 56 Patrician.

The article has a very abbreviated history of Rollston/Rollson's various panel broughams between 1937 and 1941 and the feature car is the ex-Harold Shulman 1701 Rollson panel brougham, the then-owner is not identified. Two very fine large color pictures (one a centerfold) and about a dozen smaller B&W pictures of interior and exterior details. No body, vehicle, motor or thief-proof numbers are mentioned or shown.

Hi 51Packard

Thanks for continuing this service.

I look at eBay infrequently now just for the reason of all the junk listing clogging up the works, this helps immensely.

Steve

Our thoughts are to make relatively thick adapter plates to aid in the port transition and bolt-up issues without having to hack expensive hardware. As I said, just playing.

The car in the background is a 51 business coupe, bought off ebay. Sadly the platform had been removed.