Re: 1928 533 clutch issue

Posted by Tim Cole On 2019/5/6 5:11:50

One other note. While you have the trans out the front and rear bearings are standard numbers and not Packard specific. They should also be replaced. Correct alignment of the input and output shafts is very important for the crashbox trans. I've even put shims between the oil pan and bell housing when I found minute alignment differences. Jepson's car had a 31 trans in a 1930 car and so it was never quite right. Those cars were virtually hand built and swapping transmissions is not always a perfect fit.

One other note. Let's suppose the trans is out and the pilot bearing is good. None of my reference books mentions alignment of the crankshaft and trans input shaft in a manual trans car. Yet think of the problems that will cause especially in a crash box. So if the cluster gear is dropped the alignment can be checked by installing the trans and turning the main shaft with the clutch disengaged. It should turn easily. Things are getting time consuming at this point, but that's the way it is getting some of this stuff to work.

I've had Packard transmissions brought in that were missing parts or had parts in the wrong order. If something isn't there it can be hard to notice what isn't there.