Re: BigKev's 1954 Packard Clipper Deluxe Sedan
Posted by BigKev On 2008/9/30 22:31:51
I hear ya on the Honey-Do's! It got back up to 102 today, so that kept out of the garage until the sun went down.
So I am going to let the frame paint cure for several days before I start doing any more around the front of the car. So I decided to start working on some of the parts that I took off the car to paint the frame.
So I hit the trans-lockout switch with some glass bead to remove all the rust and corosion. The linkage rod between the actual switch and the "doo-dad" that screws into the selector shaft is broken. The joints are basically fused where the linkage rod connects on both end. This is probably why the rod snapped. So I will try to make a new rod out of some thick wire rod, and verify that it is loose enough so it wont bind or fuse like the old one.
Also it looks like the "doo-dad" was rewelded at some point. It's looks pretty rough to be a piece that left the factory.
On a postive note, the swtich itself moves freely and you can feel it postively hit the internal contacts. I still need to put a multi-meter on it and check it to make sure everything is ok. I never realized that this swtich also doubled as the reverse light switch.
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So I am going to let the frame paint cure for several days before I start doing any more around the front of the car. So I decided to start working on some of the parts that I took off the car to paint the frame.
So I hit the trans-lockout switch with some glass bead to remove all the rust and corosion. The linkage rod between the actual switch and the "doo-dad" that screws into the selector shaft is broken. The joints are basically fused where the linkage rod connects on both end. This is probably why the rod snapped. So I will try to make a new rod out of some thick wire rod, and verify that it is loose enough so it wont bind or fuse like the old one.
Also it looks like the "doo-dad" was rewelded at some point. It's looks pretty rough to be a piece that left the factory.
On a postive note, the swtich itself moves freely and you can feel it postively hit the internal contacts. I still need to put a multi-meter on it and check it to make sure everything is ok. I never realized that this swtich also doubled as the reverse light switch.
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