Re: 1948 Jack

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2009/8/6 10:01:05

Was the same jack used for the 41-47 Clippers? I can't find a listing for jacks in the parts manual.

According to Reedy & Shaub's book on Packard jacks and tools, the 46-47 jack was different. Per the pictures, the 46/47 jack came in a triangular cardboard box rather than rectangular and the section that grips the underside of the bumper has a simple gentle upwards curve rather than the flat and pin used 48-50. The 46/47 jack is given as part# 387780, and the 48-50 as #419541 though it says it was used for "Senior and some Junior models" with the comment that the Eight and DeLuxe Eight jacks had the same part number but some minor differences which I can't really discern from the photos though the base plate looks a bit different. For 1948 there was also the "Packard-approved" accessory hydraulic bumper jack, also pictured in the book.

Unsure of postwar but often in prewar the jacks and tools had their own separate parts listings.