Re: Resurrecting a 1951 Henney-Packard Parts Car

Posted by Packard Don On 2023/1/19 21:07:11

I'm back at the shop now having arrived yesterday but it always takes a day or two to get up to speed. This time the 1954 Patrician which is parked under the Henney won't crank as though it has a dead battery but putting it on the charger, it shows fully charged in only a few minutes. It's a Napa Commercial battery so I'll take it back tomorrow to see if it has any warranty left since I need to move the Patrician in order to work on the car above!

In the meantime, the transmission is awaiting reassembly and the first thing is to put the cluster gear back in. The gear spins on a hardened shaft and has 25 needle bearings at each end. These bearings are not in a retainer so to put them in, you first drop in the spacer that keeps them in place, then drop one of the hardened steel washers.

Then a special tool is installed through, which will help hold the bearings in place during assembly along with a healthy dose of general purpose grease (left off here to make the photo clearer).

Once all 25 pin bearings are in place, carefully turn over the assembly, dropping the second hardened washer over the shaft and inserting the second set of washers.

Note: The special tool is a short length of .875" dia ground shaft which is a little smaller than the shaft used in the transmission. The tool is about 7.95 8.07 long and can be a little shorter but not longer.

Once all the bearings on both sides have been inserted, carefully set the assembly down into the bottom of the transmission case.

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