Re: 352 Crankshaft
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Some new (to me, at least) information on the Packard 55/56 cast steel crankshafts has come to light via a June 15, 1955 article from Automotive Industries and republished in Mid-America Packard's newsletter "The Data Plate", (Vol. 30, No. 4). Get your hands on a copy if you are interested, and I've asked permission to post the article on the PAC forum.
With Packard's sale of their Harper Ave forge and foundry in 1954, they apparently contracted for raw steel crankshaft castings with Auto Specialities Mfg. Co.'s Riverside Division Foundry which had a long history of casting crankshafts though primarily for smaller engines. The article describes a novel pattern and casting box method. At this point in 1955 only Packard & Ford Motor Co. were using cast steel crankshafts, though within a few years Chrysler joined the trend and thereafter it apparently became the norm. I believe finish machining on the castings was done by Packard at Utica as I believe I've seen photos of that operation.
Posted on: 2012/4/26 9:50
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Re: 352 Crankshaft
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I have a forged crank also, had it built up to STD and chrome harden
rik
Posted on: 2012/5/17 20:56
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Re: 352 Crankshaft
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here is my forged crank
someone know the numbers? will trade for a beat up rusted out 56 carib.........convert............ crank is chrome harden i should of put the year on tag, but this was a few years ago,,maybe 2008
Posted on: 2014/1/4 16:59
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Riki, could you weight it for us?
jack
Posted on: 2014/1/4 19:41
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no problem, but don't know how good my scale is,..
Posted on: 2014/1/4 21:32
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Riki
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jack, went out and scaled up to dig,,,
first number i got was 64.2,,then others were 64.4,, and this sob, only showed for a second ,,so getting a picture was a trick,,,,,,, wanted the shaft showing,
Posted on: 2014/1/5 1:28
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Re: 352 Crankshaft
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Cast crankshaft - 56#
Forged crankshaft - 64# So, eight pounds more for the solid rod journals and possibly different counterweights. One comparison I've never done is to photograph and measure the forged and cast counterweights side by side to document any differences. Who has clean examples of each and will undertake this for the good of the order? jack vines
Posted on: 2014/1/5 12:50
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jack i do have cast cranks,
Posted on: 2014/1/5 15:01
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does this mean south bend?
Posted on: 2014/1/5 19:49
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