I believe that the seal for 22nd and 23rd series cars is attached to the cowl with weatherstrip cement.
Better than drilling holes.

Is the throwout bearing what you are talking about? It slides on the housing at the front of the transmission and has a small spring that pulls it back when the clutch is released. The pictures show it in two different positions.
If not this one, then it is the pilot bearing that Eric mentioned.

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Lots of good suggestions from others.

If the chrome is off the car then the bumpers may be off as well. In any case, using the bumper jack on the rear is not recommended as it will cause the bumper ends to tilt and damage the fragile lower corners of the tail lights. It's rare to find tail lights that are not damaged.

Concur with the recommendation to turn the engine over manually rather than with the starter. V8 Packard valves tend to get stuck after long storage.

Check that the long chrome trim mouldings for the rear quarters are there and in good condition. The upper one is unique to 1955 Caribbean and 1956 Caribbean and 400.

Check the lower piece for the front bumper. These are made of thinner metal than the main bumper bar and often in poor condition.

Very early 22nd Series cars used the door handle with a single screw. They upgraded to the ones with 2 screws on later cars.

I may be able to help depending on which side it is from. Send me a PM.

There is a metal gravel shield between the body and the rear bumper which has a rubber seal at the back and on top to close the gap between the shield and the bumper. It's hard to see with the bumper on the car.
The seal on 22nd Series cars is L shaped and stapled to the shield. The parts book shows a different seal for the 23rd Series which might be what Steele is offering.
I would just try to find a universal type L shaped strip and use that rather than pay the high price for the Steele part.

Found 382556. It is a superseding number for 367811 main bearing #2 and #4 in 0.015" undersize for 1935 to 1940 120's

The 1955-56 parts book has a very good parts number index with superseded numbers shown. Packard put a lot of effort into cleaning up their parts number index for this issue.
I also have a couple of superseded parts number lists from the early 50's.

There is no superseding number shown for 382556

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No clue on this one.

Found 410471 in the superseded parts list as an updated replacement for 120 and 120B differential rear pinion bearing number 300895

It seems too big to have been used for any passenger car application.

I wonder if it might be for the gearbox from one of the postwar marine engines.