I would love to know how to fit those lock rings without any paint damage, I guess it can be done but whenever I had to do it I had to do some paint repair.

Maybe an impact wrench will have enough oomph to get it off where a regular breaker bar doesn't. It did the trick on the axle nuts of my 1951 which are quite substantial.

Not sure if this is what you are looking for? I got this from Gerry at Southwest Packard. I gave him my Carter tag number from my 37 120 and he was able to confirm fit with one he had in his shop.

Ok I need some advice here. I'm trying to remove this locking nut to replace the seal behind it. I don't want to tear apart the whole diff unless necessary but as far as I'm aware only this nut is required.

However I can't get it off. This setup should give about 200 ft pounds and it's not budging.

How do I get this nut off? Just even more torque?

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Looking for a 1937 120 air cleaner to fit a Carter wdo carburetor or a photo of one. Packard parts book shows this air cleaner as being specific to the Carter.

Some of the remaining items.

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I believe you're correct, that the carpet did not go under the sill plates on the 55 & 56's either. I'm pretty sure the back seat is supposed to sit on the carpet like yours does.

The carpet moving around was/is a problem which I'm going to solve by sewing Velcro along the edges. This will give me the the factory look, and be able to keep the carpet in place. At least that's my current plan!

My carpet is not original, so take this with a grain of salt. I have no idea if it was made from the original pattern.

Tucked under the back seat is the way mine fits. If it wasn't under the seat it would move all over.



I also tucked the sides under the sill plates. I'm pretty sure the 55-56 models were not tucked in by the sills, not sure about 51-54. I prefer it tucked regardless because it keeps the carpet in place and looks clean.

Hello. It's been a long while. That said, lives change as do the seasons. Several years ago, I sold my '55 400. She was beautiful, and many of you watched her over (10) years being built. (Stewart from Kentucky even came to Arizona to see her). PackardInfo was in its infancy back in the day. I am writing to determine if there is interest in a few of you acquiring the last bits of literature I still have related to Packards. As I write, I think I have some redone 55 junior valve covers too. The problem is, I do not do paypal, venmo or the other present day monetary exchange platforms. I could be naive, but 'old fashioned' email and referral, leading to a USPS money order gets the item (s) sent to you. I prefer sending to USA addresses only. So, I am requesting some feedback now. Any interest, or has the world changed enough due to spammers and crooks, that my attempt to sell off these items is a non=starter.

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