Re: 1941 Packard Clipper Eight Special Sedan

Posted by HH56 On 2017/4/7 16:07:01

Hopefully your bushings are in good shape with no wear or bad rubber. Early on they had problems when the rubber deteriorated and started causing problems with shifting. The bushings were changed to solid metal and kits were issued for retrofitting on older cars. Unfortunately complete sets of 8 bushings of either type are not available -- just the odd one or two here and there.

I guess the cost in casting the loop got the better of them -- or else it proved breakable. On postwars they used a short clevis pin thru a hole in the bellhousing on the right side of the input shaft hole. If the spring was off the pin was kept from falling out by the transmission being bolted over it.