Re: TrevorK's 1955 Packard Patrician

Posted by HH56 On 2019/6/17 8:58:37

Maybe Ross has a secret for getting those top nuts off or remembers the size but like you, I fought them on one car I owned as apparently others have too. On mine I had little access to the nut and had to hold the shock rods with a pair of visegrips so good thing they were not going to be reused.

There was a car that passed thru when we were disassembling cars where someone had drilled holes in the trunk shelf so they could insert a socket from the top. As I recall they were about 1" holes neatly done and they took the angle of the shocks into account since the holes were positioned inward. I think there were rubber plugs in the holes but can't remember other details. My friends and I thought that was a neat idea though. Might be an option if things get really out of hand.

Along with providing an access hole for the fuel sender IMO, that shock mount is something the factory was a bit remiss on but I guess no other mfg worried much about access to hidden items either.