Re: 1955-56 Throw Out Bearing Source

Posted by Joe Hall On 2007/5/28 21:46:27

Well I pulled the T85 today, to deal with a slipping clutch. Everything looks servicable still, but the oil slinger on the front of the tranny eventually let enough oil get on the disc to cause it to start slipping. After around 75,000 miles I really can't complain, but it probably would have burnt off if slipped a little on purpose, if y'all know what I mean. Oh well.

As for the t/o bearing, the now near extinct OEM one is not necessary. The alternative one I installed before has about .060" larger ID than the OD of the carrier, and has worked well. I forgot about using a substitue last time. (Really got to start keeping better records.) After 75,000 miles, if it ain't a problem it probably is not going to be a problem. What did the Packard engineers know anyway :)

The above bearing is FM #1752-1, if anyone cares. And yes Kevin, I am going to get round to entering the misc interchange info on the interchange portion of this NG site, hopefully soon.

Joe H