Re: 1940 110 Body mounts, bolts & shims

Posted by HH56 On 2024/5/31 22:17:00

It kind of varies by location with thickness of cushions and how many shims are needed to take up a gap at a particular spot. It may be hard to photograph in some locations but perhaps someone can post an actual photo of the inner and outer mounts. Until then here is a bit from the parts manual showing a typical arrangement. In many models some of the bolts also have metal sleeves around the shank that prevent the bolt from being tightened too much and compressing the rubber hard enough to lose the cushioning effect. You may also need to go back and play with a location or two after you have the cushions installed since the cushions and shims can also affect door gap and possibly front clip alignment.

You can look in the 35-41 parts manual, body group 1 section, and find actual part numbers for the group numbers used in the illustration. By finding the bolt location and part number of a particular cushion used at that location and then going to the utility section 50 of the manual you will find the thickness and size details on most of the cushions. Packard typically started with bolt #1 being on the engine side at base of the cowl and worked back to the trunk. The manual can be downloaded from the literature archive if you don't have a printed copy.