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1953 Clipper hood release lever
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Lex
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One of the my Packard's minor problems is a broken hood release lever. As you can see below, the lever cracked off just ahead of the rivet. I've drilled it out to release the lever and sandblasted the latch plate, revealing a crack I'll weld up. The plate appears to be bent downward significantly at the leading edge, so I'll probably hammer it back up a bit to close the crack slightly and hopefully return it to a shape closer to the factory form. Planning to turn a new solid rivet, and more importantly, fabricate a new lever. The catch is, I don't know exactly how they looked from the factory. I'm fine with an imperfect match, but I want to at least get close to the factory routing and latch position. Does anyone have a photo of their latch arm available as a reference? Can't find anything clear in the service manuals. Bonus points if you don't mind going to the trouble of removing it from your car for a clearer photo.

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Posted on: 2016/7/29 12:57
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Re: 1953 Clipper hood release lever
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Those assys were the same 51-4 and I would think one off a parts car should be easily found and shouldn't be too expensive. You might check with Gerry at Packards Southwest gerry@packardssouthwest.com and see if he has something.

Posted on: 2016/7/29 13:04
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I'm sure either Ross or Gerry has a pile of them.

Posted on: 2016/7/29 13:10
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Re: 1953 Clipper hood release lever
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I'll check with Gerry. Much as I like having an excuse to fab some parts, if the price is right, I'll cheerfully save the time on something this minor. Thanks!

Posted on: 2016/7/29 21:23
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