I may doing the same thing soon teaching my daughter how to drive my '56 Clipper.

I finally got around to saving up the money to replace the weather stripping on all 4 doors. I purchased them from Steele. I'm having difficulty trying to figure out out to install the front door hinge pillar strip (Steele part # 30-0326-73). I called Steele and asked if they had a diagram, and they said they did not. Does someone have a diagram or photo they can share with me showing how to install the front door hinge pillar strip?

Also, can the front and rear door hinge pillars be installed without removing the doors?

The switch on my car is original. Thank you for the detailed explanation. The photographs and diagram help. I'll update this post when I identify the fix. Thanks again!

Thanks you all for such a quick reply. I may adjust my idle, and that's about it.

My '56 Clipper runs fine, with the exception that when the car is idling at a stop; the instrument panel's generator light turns on. I can turn off the light by lightly revving up the engine's idle with a light tap on the accelerator pedal. It has been about 2,000 miles since the last tune-up. I think this means I'm getting a low charge to the battery from the generator when the car is idling. I don't have this problem when cruising a normal driving speeds. I have a service manual, and after reading it I'm thinking of replacing the voltage regulator. Any suggestions for troubleshooting somewhere else, before I replace the voltage regulator?

Sorry for the late reply. I've been enjoying my summer driving my Clipper around my neighborhood, and I went to my first car show.

The torsion bars were not bent. The mechanic that rebuilt the compensator did not say the splines seared off; he basically cleaned it up.

The leveling system works, but not consistently at 7 to 9 seconds. It may take 2 to 15 mins for the car to level when passenger load up in the back seat, or when i load up the trunk. Any suggestions as what would be causing the leveling system to be inconsistent?

Do you still have some of these antenna cables available? I look in my Kanter catalogue and I can't find them. Please let me know how to contact you so that I may possibly purchase one from you. Thank you.

Thank you all for your answers. It is good to know the stock lug wrench works. I have the stock lug wrench, and it does work. I guess that is an example of Packard ingenuity!

Also, the 1/4" bolt takes a 7/16 wrench, 5/16 bolt takes 1/2" wrench, 3/8 takes a 9/16 wrench etc. is good to know for my ongoing repair work on my car.

Thanks again!

Here's a late update to this problem. Long story short... I got it fixed. I had to rebuilt the compensator. All is working now.

I noticed this when putting on the rear wheel skirts of my '56 Clipper Custom. The bolt size says 3/8; however it took my 9/16 wrench (see attached picture). Why is this?

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