Re: Repacking Rear Axle Bearings

Posted by John Payne On 2010/2/25 0:55:57

Thanks for all the advice guys, especially the excellent one about plonk. Being rather partial to such things, I may just have one or two tonight, and perhaps another for you guys. The brake bleeding was accomplished without too much drama, although I did as requested and turned the radio off in the shed and agreed that it was bloody hot in here today. Maybe that's the secret, keep on agreeing and don't shout! I didn't worry about the bearings as they turn freely without noise or feel and, as we don't do a huge amount of miles each year, decided to leave that job for another day. I did decide to drain the diff and replace the oil in there as I didn't know how long it's been since the last time. Also, I noticed the bushings in the stabiliser bar are in pretty bad shape and need replacing. I'm happy to do that, although it looks like the factory has rivetted the parts together so that probably means grinding and using bolts. Ah well, it is a Packard after all. Cheers, John

PS, I did have those couple of "red's" last night, and quite enjoyable they were too. I've started the search for the vent hole in the diff housing but I mustn't have remove enough crud as I haven't found it yet.