Re: Drove my first 55-56 Packard recently

Posted by Let the ride decide On 2014/8/3 7:34:38

The 55 Patrician that started it all for me was great to drive.

The best way I can describe it, when the transmission went into lockup, the car just seemed to drop down, and the car would GO!

What makes the Ultramatic difficult to service, or rebuild?

What soft parts are not around?

I have met many Packard Club members that have rebuilt their own Ultrmatic transmission. They were from various backgrounds, so they were not all mechanics.

Since so many people have negative attitudes about the transmission, I would think there must be many parts available, just due to supply and not much demand.

The technology is from the 50's, the information on building them is known, the parts seem available from the Packard vendors.

So what makes them difficult?