Re: Dad

Posted by HH56 On 2021/1/23 10:15:53

Do not remove the pin on the front U joint to change the boot. It is very hard to do and almost impossible to get it pressed back into position so the driveshaft will still be in balance. Here is an older thread with suggestions and the procedure to install a new boot over the pin.

On the trunk lock, as I recall the wire retaining the tabs is staked into the potmetal case. Removing the wire may destroy enough pot metal you could not restake the wire and securely retain the changed tabs and could damage or distort the case when trying. Alternately what several of us have done to rekey a cylinder is put the old key in the new cylinder and when it moves the tabs where they will want to go get a fine tooth file and use it on the protruding ends of the tabs to take them down flush with the case. When the key is removed they will spring back to their normal positions. While this may result in one or two tabs no longer being of much use, in practicality there is not much danger of someone trying to pick the lock and take advantage of the fewer lock points to get into the trunk. All it takes is one or two tabs protruding a slight amount when the key is out to keep the cylinder locked. Some new modern cylinders only have 3 tabs to start with instead of the 5 Packard (or Briggs and Stratton) used.