Re: Carl's 1952 Packard 300

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2009/6/6 17:32:08

Usually you just drop the steering idler from the frame. Passenger side - it will be obvious when you look there. Taking that down allow all the linkage to drop a fair amount and does not alter the alignment when you put it back up. It might be necessary to turn the engine over by hand part of a turn to get the pan down, sometimes the counterweights interfere. Easy enough to do by hand if the plugs are out.

You might check that steering idler for slop, they tend to get loose and become a major cause of sloppy steering.

PS - you might also want to raise the front of the engine a bit to get enough room to get at the forward oil pan bolts.