Re: 1932 902 tie rod

Posted by Tim Cole On 2013/3/15 8:38:22

Dear Curtis:

The unit is spring loaded and can be disassembled.

There is a spring inside that will break if the lubricator isn't working. The 9th series was the last year for the all points Bijur system.

If you can't find a used spring you can always just shim the thing, but the lubrication issue is important.

The ball and socket are probably worn as well, but so are almost all Packards with the trouble prone automatic oiler because it broke after a few years. Those can be made by a machinist using tool steel and can be case hardened as well.

You can get the pump rebuilt and I used a homemade hand pump to prime dead systems. Very often on non-restored cars they came back to life after a week of modest pressure. Restored cars usually were botched up and required complete teardown.