Re: Repairing Ultramatic

Posted by Fred Puhn On 2009/11/15 22:41:42

On a local reference I took the Packard to a local shop in the town of Lakeside. Two very experienced guys work there and they have lots of old cars in work. They first pulled the pan and found bits of band lining in the oil. Then they pulled the transmission out and showed me all sorts of problems with the worn clutch facings and the crumbling bands. They got the parts, assembled everything, and put it back together last Friday. They said the car worked fine except for the darn problem I started with, not releasing the clutches when slowing to a stop. They were going to fix either the governor or the valve body they said. More news to come. I will give you the name of the shop after I drive the car and get the final bill. So far they appear quite good and honest.