Re: Stewart's 1955 Packard 400

Posted by HH56 On 2015/3/12 18:53:11

There may be a better way which I'd like to hear too because I've only done a couple of cars. When I did the 56 I used a socket that just barely cleared the knuckle diameter so it could press against the outer edge of the caps as far as it could get. Once they were in I gave a light tap in the center to sort of expand the edge and lock them. As I recall it was a very snug start and I may have even touched up or chamfered the knuckle edge or it might have been the disc edge slightly for a smoother lead in. There is probably something like a bushing tool made for the job.