Re: BigKev's 1954 Packard Clipper Deluxe Sedan

Posted by BigKev On 2010/6/28 23:18:58

Well some more progress today. I changed the fluid in the Diff today. Boy does that old fluid stink. I must have washed my hands 20 times and they still stink....and I was wearing gloves!

The rear was about 1/2 pint low. It took 4 1/4 pints to completely refill it.

With the rear-end fluid changed, the car was finally off the jack stands and back down on 4-tires.

Next I pulled out the rear seats. I will start the tear down and rebuild on those over the next few days just so I can finish using up all the seat foam that is laying around the garage.

I noticed with the car back on 4 tires that the front is riding a bit high. But I think this is because I have the weight of the front bumper and grille still off the car. The rear is sitting at the correct height with the bottom of the skirts sitting at the center mark on the rear wheel.

One question I have is the horn button. Is the a smaller spring of some kind of filler piece directly behind the plastic horn button? The button is a bit loose in the horn ring, so I figure there must be something behind it. The actual "horn spring" is in place thanks the a care package from Ross.