It takes a lot more effort to compress the coil springs when there's no weight helping. It's done and time to tackle the next job. Thanks to this forum I was able to remove the bushing sleeves from the control arms. I was baffled trying to use brute force until I read that a 12 ton press didn't work and I should just saw through the sleeve. Making two cuts really helped. Bob

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I had my saw in hand ready to start sawing but the talk of bronze bushings has me stumped. The rubber on mine were so bad that I had no problems removing the sleeve. I had no luck with the "Big socket, small pipe, big bolt" in the photo trying to press out the steel outer sleeve. The new bushings arrived with a steel inner sleeve. Where is there bronze that needs to be honed? Bob

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Thanks for the replies, you've saved me a ton of work taking the suspension completely apart an then finding that a 12 ton press won't do the work. I will get to work with my saw.

On my 38 six they are shot. To fit the bushings I bought from Kantor the inner sleeve on the spindle where the control arm bolts needs to be replaced. I've put LOTS of force on them but they don't move.. Any suggestions how to do this on the car? Heat? More force? Air chisel? Thanks for any input, Bob

A lot of readers, no responders! I'm anxiously awaiting

Bob

If you can find an old experienced welder who has the correct welding rod, they can be arc-welded. Bob

Mine has been hit and repaired in the rear. It looks like the trunk lid has been replaced but the area under the trunk opening is not correct. I'm considering cutting it out and making a new piece but I'm not sure of the correct contour. If I could look at a photo taken from the side of an original car it would sure help. I need to see if the line from the trunk lid down the rear valance is continuous or if the lower panel protrudes like on my car. Thanks, Bob

Just watched an episode where Wayne Carini sold his '18 "twin-six" and was wondering in what year was the switch made? Bob

Dual point distributor info, not necessarily Packard related. I spent many years dealing with dual points but they were all related to high performance applications.The theory was more dwell time equals a hotter spark. One set of points would close and begin the coil saturation phase and the second set would close a fraction later. Then, the first set would open but the spark would only occur after the second set of points opened. Thus the total dwell time was increased. I can't visualize how two sets of points could fire different cylinders. Bob

I had the same issue when assembling my '38 six cylinder. I always tongue the rod caps with the bearings in place prior to installation. This allows a measurement and comparison to the crank size. What a shock I felt when seeing this. First photo in post. Bob

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