Re: relocating pushbutton actuator
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Gentlemen: I am new here and new to Packards as far as maintenance. Dad always drove them long before his company, Studebaker, merged with them, and my first car ride home from the hospital was documented in a photo of dad holding me in front of his postwar Clipper. I digress, sorry. I specifically sought out a 56 Patrician with as many options as possible to enjoy, and now have 2, both with PB trans. I have only been under my latest car once and see the difficulty with the actuator access. Luckily mine works fine, but there will certainly come a time, right? I am wondering why the unit would need to be attached to the trans at all. Is there any real estate nearby on the floor pan or the frame that would conveniently accommodate the unit? If so, it may be possible to connect to the trans via a short teleflex (push-pull) cable. You may have seen these commonly used as steering cables on outboard boats, but they are used extensively in many aircraft I have maintained for critical controls such as engine power, etc. If of good quality, and as short as they would be, they would be very precise with no wasted motion . Actually you could mount the unit in the trunk with the right teleflex cable setup. Just brainstorming. No point in doing a lot of engineering for a modest improvement when you could make the r&r a 10 minute job with a bit of imagination.
I want to tell you all how glad I have been to find this group and how much I have learned already. The other forums were a bit stuffy or something, and I understand why this was created. Hope I can contribute as I discover my new Packard. Thanks!
Posted on: 2007/8/10 19:49
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Re: Eric's 1956 Patrician STS Restoration Project
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Eric: I work at the Kentucky Camry/Avalon/Solara plant, (we also build the Camry Hybrid) and I own 2 56 Patricians. We all are enjoying your engine photos here, thanks! HP
Posted on: 2007/8/9 20:08
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Re: BigKev's 1954 Packard Clipper Deluxe Sedan
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I am enjoying your reports on the Clipper. I have a lot of memories of our family's Clipper. It served us well for several years but I think the Ultramatic went out on it and it had some ugly front end damage. It sat around for a few years and dad decided to scrap it. We towed it with a chain several miles from our home in Osceola to a recycler in Elkhart, IN. They weighed it and gave dad some cash. We towed it near a very large pile of cars near a shredder. The guy got off the crane and said where to put it. He got back in the crane and dropped the big magnet on the roof. The Clipper flew slowly to the top of the pile and was dropped there. I was probably about 10 years old and had never seen a car that had safely carried us all for so many years end up like that. Never will forget seeing it sitting there on that pile as we drove away. Still feel guilty about it all because it was a good reliable car for so many years. Dad had a lot of cars that came and went but that one was one of the best. Glad yours was lucky enough to end up with you! HP
Posted on: 2007/8/9 19:44
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AKA, The Kentucky Open Air Museum of Hoosier Automotive History Herb Phillips, Curator oldkystude@hotmail.com |
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