Re: Resurrecting a 1951 Henney-Packard Parts Car
Posted by Packard Don On 2023/1/21 21:11:37
The last posting was just a mockup for illustration purposes using the transmission’s own harden shaft and shown here is the actual tool I made to keep the pin bearings in place while installing the cluster gear.
Speaking of the pin bearings, my special thank you to Ross for supplying a couple more as the original transmission was missing some when I took it apart. The second transmission had them but they were larger so would not have been compatible unless I used all of the larger ones and some were not in good condition so that wasn't possible.
The way I was trying to assemble it does not work with the cluster gear in place and the input shaft installed. It is necessary to leave the cluster gear dropped down to the bottom while putting in first, the main gear assembly, then second, the input shaft assembly. After that, the cluster gear is either lifted into position using a couple large screwdrivers or the transmission is turned upside down to let it drop into place. At least, in theory.
Either way, I couldn’t get it to fall into position as the assembly shaft was a little too long so I shorted it by about 1/8” and will try again today to get it installed.
Note than in the second to last photo below, the syncro is installed backwards but that has been corrected, I hope, at least according to the illustrations in the manual.
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Speaking of the pin bearings, my special thank you to Ross for supplying a couple more as the original transmission was missing some when I took it apart. The second transmission had them but they were larger so would not have been compatible unless I used all of the larger ones and some were not in good condition so that wasn't possible.
The way I was trying to assemble it does not work with the cluster gear in place and the input shaft installed. It is necessary to leave the cluster gear dropped down to the bottom while putting in first, the main gear assembly, then second, the input shaft assembly. After that, the cluster gear is either lifted into position using a couple large screwdrivers or the transmission is turned upside down to let it drop into place. At least, in theory.
Either way, I couldn’t get it to fall into position as the assembly shaft was a little too long so I shorted it by about 1/8” and will try again today to get it installed.
Note than in the second to last photo below, the syncro is installed backwards but that has been corrected, I hope, at least according to the illustrations in the manual.
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ECB974AF-DFAA-44DD-A075-FF0E323E81C9.jpeg (320.57 KB)
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