Re: Resurrecting a 1951 Henney-Packard Parts Car

Posted by Packard Don On 2022/10/14 15:29:42
An update and more questions!

The reason I can't get it out is apparently to do with the cluster gear being stuck and now soaking in PBlaster. Presuming I can't free it up and would probably have to remove it anyway, I have the parts to repair the one with broken gears which I probably should have done in the first place.

Question one: what does it entail to replace the cluster gear in the one with broken gears? It seems to me that it requires a cut off shaft to use to keep the needle bearings in place but it's been decades since I've done this and I can't access the online manuals here with my slow WiFi.

Question 1 Answer: there was a special tool used to keep the roller bearings in place which was essentially a short section of the shaft as I had surmised. I don't know if it needs to be only as long as the cluster gear although I would presume no longer than that.

Question two: the reason I didn't do it in the first place is that the parts I have, while NOS, have not been stored well. Is there a way to clean the polished surfaces?

Question three: I can get a transmission in unknown condition from a 1950 Henney which would have the specially hardened gears. However, the Henneys of that era had the 356 with the large input pilot. I also have the proper input so how much of a job is it to replace it by itself?

Question 3 Answer: It is necessary to pull apart the whole transmission or at least to drop the cluster gear in order to replace the input shaft.

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