Re: Vacation Car - 56 Patrician

Posted by Packard Don On 2023/9/9 17:23:21

I recently removed the motors from a 1954 Patrician which was a real pain but I understand that it was made much easier for 1955 and 1956. In the photos I saw of the assembly, it appears that moveable anchors were used rather than having them welded directly to the floor but it may be necessary to remove a couple seat mounting bolts. I’m sure Howard or others will give a better answer.

Be sure that the ballscrews in the actuators are very clean and properly lubricated so that the ball bearings can freely flow through the return tubes on top of the nuts. This is from years of experience working during my apprenticeship at Ballscrews & Actuators which made devices exactly like those that Packard used. My 1965 Cadillac and 1965 Imperial also have ballscrews in their cruise control units.