Re: 1948 5th Shock Removal
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Don't remember any issues with removing my 47 shock but there may be enough difference in 48 attachment that others would be better informed. Like reluctant brake drum hubs, one possibility might be to use a propane torch to gently heat the shock end and see if expansion would help along with some persuasion.
Posted on: 2023/7/5 18:04
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Howard
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Re: 1948 5th Shock Removal
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Well, posting the query seems to have done the trick... along with a bigger pry bar. I was concerned about damaging the stud to bar connection which appears to be a ball and socket joint and not a beefy one. By Packard standards it looks possibly rather fragile. I was afraid I'd break it off. Well, a long pry bar with all the force of the hydraulic ram and beating on it finally broke it free. It does look like a tapered fit but after 75 years it was no longer just "fit", but had become one.
The odd thing is there's really no need for a tapered fit joint. A straight stud would have worked just fine but leave it to Packard to over-engineer things.
Posted on: 2023/7/5 18:31
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1942 Clipper Club Sedan
1948 Custom Touring Sedan (22nd Series) 1955 Patrician Sedan 1955 400 Sedan |
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