Re: 1956 axles

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2008/5/27 22:12:18

The initial factory notice took the form of a letter of November 2, 1955 to "All Packard Dealers", titled "IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT, REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION".

That letter indicated that the replacement axles had a daub of either white or red paint on the end (the original axles had no paint marks). This pertained both to Packards and Clippers, and instructions for axle replacement were also part of the letter.

Subsequent to this, there was a recall of the axles with the red daub of paint, so the ultimate correctly heat-treated axles were those with white paint daub on the end. I do have a copy of the November 2, 1955 letter, but unfortunately don't have one of the subsequent recall of the the "red" axles.