Re: Minnesota and Iowa Packard Clubs Tour - Sept. 18-20
Posted by Daniel Leininger On 2009/9/18 22:05:12
Thanks for all the good wishes. I appreciate the comments
UNFORTUNATELY, I have no pictures, no reports, and have returned home after 3.5 hours of driving.
After 170 miles I arrived in Algona, Iowa, just 40 miles short of the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. The master cylinder on my 41 Clipper seized up and would not release pressure on the brake shoes. So the shoes drag and the brake lights stay on. The car became literally, undrivable.
After about an hour of sitting the brake cylinder would release a bit, the brake lights go off. (The brake master cylinder piston would move back enough to release the pressure). Pushing on the brake pedal however, would start the process all over again.
Tomorrow, I will drive my truck with a friends trailer the 170 miles and load up the Packard to return home. By this time tomorrow I will have put about 700 miles on 3 vehicles but missed the Club Road tour.
The only picture I have is the culprit-Master Cylinder from above. (The vise grips did no good).
It is rebuild time again. I think there is gunk-sludge-debris in the piston of the Master.
"Bye, bye Miss American Pie, Drove my Packard to Algona
But Algona was shy
About 40 miles of the Winter Dance Tour
Singin' this will be the day that I cry,
this will be the day that I cry -y -y."
DanL
UNFORTUNATELY, I have no pictures, no reports, and have returned home after 3.5 hours of driving.
After 170 miles I arrived in Algona, Iowa, just 40 miles short of the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. The master cylinder on my 41 Clipper seized up and would not release pressure on the brake shoes. So the shoes drag and the brake lights stay on. The car became literally, undrivable.
After about an hour of sitting the brake cylinder would release a bit, the brake lights go off. (The brake master cylinder piston would move back enough to release the pressure). Pushing on the brake pedal however, would start the process all over again.
Tomorrow, I will drive my truck with a friends trailer the 170 miles and load up the Packard to return home. By this time tomorrow I will have put about 700 miles on 3 vehicles but missed the Club Road tour.
The only picture I have is the culprit-Master Cylinder from above. (The vise grips did no good).
It is rebuild time again. I think there is gunk-sludge-debris in the piston of the Master.
"Bye, bye Miss American Pie, Drove my Packard to Algona
But Algona was shy
About 40 miles of the Winter Dance Tour
Singin' this will be the day that I cry,
this will be the day that I cry -y -y."
DanL
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