Re: KPack
Posted by kevinpackard On 2021/3/24 0:07:31
I found some time this evening to remove one of the front wheels and take a look.
The bearings looked to have fresh grease, and from my untrained eye seemed to be in good condition. I didn't note any scoring or burn marks anywhere on them. So, theoretically I should be able to reuse these bearings on the front?
Inside the drum was pretty dirty, with lots of cobwebs. Appears to have the original springs still. I'm not sure how to tell if the brake cylinders are still good or if they need to be replaced. I have no idea on the history of the car.
Brake shoes look like there is still a lot of material left on the pads. Looks like they have been replaced at some point in the past. Again, not sure when.
Inside of the drums looks like some pretty good grooves and scoring. I'm hoping I can just get them turned. I also confirmed that the diameter is 12" on the brakes.
So what would you do here? I don't know if I can just clean up what I have here and adjust the brakes properly, or if I need to get all new components top to bottom.
Lastly, my two and half yr old twin boys know what a Packard is, and I figured I'd continue to indoctrinate them by putting up pictures in their rooms. I found a couple of really nicely done watercolors by Vince Geraci, who used to be head of styling at AMC. Picked them up on Ebay for under $20 a piece and put them in frames. I might end up taking them out of the boys' room and keeping them myself.
-Kevin
Attach file:
Front wheel bearing.jpg (200.74 KB)
Front inner wheel bearing.jpg (288.07 KB)
Front brakes.jpg (298.10 KB)
Front brake shoe meat.jpg (201.89 KB)
Grooves in brake drum.jpg (178.07 KB)
Vince Geraci 1930 Phaeton.jpg (118.43 KB)
Vince Geraci 1954 Caribbean.jpg (111.80 KB)
The bearings looked to have fresh grease, and from my untrained eye seemed to be in good condition. I didn't note any scoring or burn marks anywhere on them. So, theoretically I should be able to reuse these bearings on the front?
Inside the drum was pretty dirty, with lots of cobwebs. Appears to have the original springs still. I'm not sure how to tell if the brake cylinders are still good or if they need to be replaced. I have no idea on the history of the car.
Brake shoes look like there is still a lot of material left on the pads. Looks like they have been replaced at some point in the past. Again, not sure when.
Inside of the drums looks like some pretty good grooves and scoring. I'm hoping I can just get them turned. I also confirmed that the diameter is 12" on the brakes.
So what would you do here? I don't know if I can just clean up what I have here and adjust the brakes properly, or if I need to get all new components top to bottom.
Lastly, my two and half yr old twin boys know what a Packard is, and I figured I'd continue to indoctrinate them by putting up pictures in their rooms. I found a couple of really nicely done watercolors by Vince Geraci, who used to be head of styling at AMC. Picked them up on Ebay for under $20 a piece and put them in frames. I might end up taking them out of the boys' room and keeping them myself.
-Kevin
Attach file:
Front wheel bearing.jpg (200.74 KB)
Front inner wheel bearing.jpg (288.07 KB)
Front brakes.jpg (298.10 KB)
Front brake shoe meat.jpg (201.89 KB)
Grooves in brake drum.jpg (178.07 KB)
Vince Geraci 1930 Phaeton.jpg (118.43 KB)
Vince Geraci 1954 Caribbean.jpg (111.80 KB)
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