Re: New Members with a Packard

Posted by packardtaximan On 2011/12/30 22:20:53

welcome to the fun of owning a Packard. I have experienced the problem of the shift linkage hang-up on three different 48-50 Packards. All three cars were cured by lubricating the shift linkage. There is a lubrication port on the linkage shaft tube in the engine compartment about mid point down the tube. It is just a small hole about the size of a pencil lead. I had success using WD-40 and a lot of it often. After the linkage was working I then lubed it with white lithium grease in the spray can. It may be worth a try. Good luck.