Re: Flipper Repairs

Posted by HH56 On 2021/8/6 15:30:55
Will state up front I have never gotten up close and personal with a Chevy flipper. Having said that, IF the Chevy and Packard flippers are close to the same Danchuk Classic Chevyhttps://www.danchuk.com has some repair parts for the Chevy flippers. If you are inclined to experiment perhaps their parts would work on the Packard flipper.

Looking at the flippers on my 56 Caribbean HT the springs listed for the 56-57 Chevy appear to be very similar but not exactly the same. The Packard has 3 springs in total -- two very similar to the two long legged springs per flipper and what appears to be one of the double ended springs. My double end spring has 4 coils per end. Cannot tell if the Chevy does so the Packard might be stronger than the Chevy unless the Chevy springs double up. With that in mind, the Chevy spring kit might work. They also have something called a front and rear stop for the Chevy flippers. No sign of these on my car but maybe mine fell out or self destructed long ago. Does anyone else have any kind of stop on their flippers?

The felt strips are a question as I have no idea of the Chevy vs Packard length. When I replaced my felt in the 80s I cut the pieces from a long length bought from Restoration Specialties. If the Chevy felt is long enough the kit would sure save some hassle.

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