Re: Stewart's 1955 Packard 400

Posted by Stewart Ballard On 2024/5/29 20:43:01

Well, I cannot be very scientific about it but I am not noticing any strain at all on the motors.
Full disclosure here, I never saw nor heard the original motors raise the windows. Since I had to replace the whole wire harness, it is all new to me.

Like the turn signals. I installed the flasher fuse this morning and just like that, I have turn signals. Still cannot believe I re-wired that whole steering column and got it right the first time.

Anyway, back to the windows. Each coupling has 4 set screws. The original pair and the pair I added.
When I built my prototype last year I ran it up and down over 200 times with no problem but that was without a load.

I did have to locate a pair of shorter couplings for the rear window. They are identical to the front window couplings but about 3/16" shorter. I needed every bit of that 3/8 as the motor sits lower in the body than the front motors so, the space was narrower.

At the moment I am more than pleased with this setup but only time will tell.