Re: My first Packard!

Posted by Dave Kenney On 2010/2/16 19:47:55

Sounds as though the shifter needs lubricaion. There is a small hole on the shifter column down near the shifter rods that you should be able to see from the top. You can shoot some penetrating oil or some light oil down into the shifter levers using this hole that may loosen them fom the shifter rod . The only adjustment mentioned in the manual is to insert a 3/16" rod or drill through the 2 aligning holes you will find in the column levers. With this pin in place you can adjust the linkage to the trans by placing both the transmission levers and the column shifter in neutral. I think you need to get the shifter rod loosened up so that the 2nd/3rd and 1st/reverse shifters don't move at the same time.