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A few years ago motor city region of PAC was going to reproduce the levers but vendors said they had a good inventory of NOS. As far as I know that is still the case. Does the lever actually have play if you try to twist it or can you feel or see a space between the lever and shaft. The clearance should be minimal and usually is because rust and corrosion form so easily and can lock the upper lever to the shaft. Does the shaft look worn in the area where the levers are positioned?
The only upgraded pot metal lever I can remember reading about was a repro made out of bronze or brass and that was for the manual valve lever used in the 55-6 twin Ultramatics. Packard did issue a set of new column levers for the early Clippers but those were made because of the space where the selector tongue operates. In the early levers the space was too wide so there was play in the linkage. If you can provide more info on the bulletin you came across that might have a part number maybe someone can come up with a pair for the 110.
Posted on: 2023/6/28 20:50
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I may be wrong on the Packard bulletin. I read something a few months back regarding pot metal shifter levers and thought it applied to my model year. I guess it could have been a post from another member or from another publication. There is some space between the lever and the column. They move sideways slightly on the shaft almost like a wiggling motion before moving into gear. It appear as though there is some slop or loss of motion from the column shifter to the lever . There is no rust at all.
Posted on: 2023/6/28 21:16
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Have you also examined all the rod ends and lever holes for wear. Severe rod wear has been found by some with rod ends almost worn in half so there was a lot of slop in its bushing. Bushings in the lever holes are another issue. 40 and 41 models had issues with rubber bushings in the lever holes deteriorating so they changed some of them to all metal. Dealers were supposed to change them but if a car never saw a dealer after the sale or they did not do a complete job wear or deterioration in bushings could also cause linkage issues.
Posted on: 2023/6/28 21:53
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I cleaned up all of the linkage connections. No rubber bushings and most of the slop I found in the linkage was due to worn spring washers. All are tight now with new washers and shims.
Posted on: 2023/6/28 22:04
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