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Simple question. On a 1936 Senior car, is the toe in adjusted by taking the tie rod ends out of the taper and screwing them in and out on the tie rod ?

I think the tie rod ends are left and right hand thread. To adjust toe in, you simply rotate the tie rod. Most vehicles have a clamp at each tie rod end to lock the adjustment. I'd check the appropriate shop manual in this site's Literature Archive for procedures and specifications for your particular car.

Pretty sure you rotate 15.200. Loosen the clamps first.

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An interesting question. Packard went to some effort in describing the Safe-T-Flex suspension in the 35 all model service manual someone labeled as good for use in all 32-36 models but seems to have kept info for the seniors, both 8 and 12 models a secret. They described how to do toe in and all the other front end adjustments on a 120 with the Safe-T-Flex but no mention of the senior one piece or solid front axle setups other than a list of symptoms for all models and what items to check. Details for the front adjustments in senior cars must be in one of the earlier manuals not on site.

If the 37 senior front axle setup is similar or the same as 36 then on page 48 in the 37 all models combined SM there is an illustration and brief description on how to do toe in on a 37 super eight.

EDIT: Motors Manual doesn't give much detail or any illustrations either so it must not be too involved.

Here is the front suspension. Leaf springs and a beam axle.

What concerned me is that the tie rod is bowed and I don't think it is accident damage. It looks like it was on purpose.

Looks like it is bent for clearance.