Re: Center steering arm bushing ?

Posted by shinyhubcap On 2016/10/27 11:47:52

If memory serves - no bushing. It is a needle-bearing assembly on all Seniors '37 - 39).

I personally think Packard got a bit "carried away" on the use of roller and needle bearings when ordinary bushings would be more logical from a physics - engineering standpoint. Any half-way decent machine shop should be able to make you up something. Just keep it greased !

Which reminds me - should you have occasion to want to dis-assemble the front end, DO NOT ATTEMPT to use an ordinary spring compressor. The Steele people used to provide an instruction list on how to dis-arm the springs on the Safety-Flex suspension. It simply "walks you thru" the only way...the safe way Packard assembled and disassembled that potentially VERY dangerous system. ( I know those instructions are good...because I wrote em...! )