Craig as i suspected you are a Idiot. no red herring. Read forging failure.

Hey all,Great info you are digging up on BTV replacements.Needed to be done. However there seems to be other Issues that may make your efforts meaning less.Read on.I hope they download.

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Here it the article for what its worth.

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That says it all.End of subject.

Kev, I did polish both sides.Worked really well. Brian

No way to repair the emblem to my knowledge.As for the lenses I polished mine out.Started with 180 grit then ran the gamut up to 2000.Spent over two hours on each one Their is four on a 51 "300" I challenge any of you to try to prove they are not NOS.It takes patience and time to do so.There are NO SHORT CUTS! Brian

Sorry guys the control rod is the issue not the tie rod sorry.cant find the mention of BTV I will post when I do Brian

Yeah, Big Kev agreed.And if safety is the only issue then not only BTV but all Packards with hydraulic brakes is a problem,and should be addressed every two years at least.Packards International did an article on the BTV and mentioned rebuild every 3 or 4 years (If memory serves.)Then there is the Issue Of outer tie rods on the same units.I am not sure but I would guess as bad as the BTV itself.(Cracks.)Not good either. I will dig the BTV article out and post. Brian

Thank you Kevin. Brian

Here is the article.(I hope)

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