Re: I think I've replaced my pinion seal for the last time
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Well Jay, I've followed your travails with the pinion seal for a while and am really pleased to see it's at an end, you must have felt like doing handstands when finally finished, and congratulations. Look at all you've learned in the process.
As far as Olcar Bearing is concerned, I'm often suprised that folks go to the Packard mass-merchandisers for those types of items, these folks are real specialists and well-worth our supporting.
Posted on: 2009/6/23 13:50
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Re: I think I've replaced my pinion seal for the last time
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Dave,
Regarding Olcar Bearing, I'd not have known about them had someone not told me (Dick B). I just checked our PackardInfo vendor list and Olcar doesn't show up there, either. So I think that's the problem... how would people know? George Bachelda at Olcar will be my first choice for bearings and seals from now on, but up to now I would always think *** EBAY *** Kanter *** Max Merritt for those things. Since you mentioned it though, I'll make a point of seeing what it takes to get Olcar listed in the Vendor List on this site. And yes, you're so right... I'd be doing those handstands if I wouldn't tip over and hurt myself.
Posted on: 2009/6/23 14:11
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Re: I think I've replaced my pinion seal for the last time
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Olcar is an old an familiar name to those of us who make the pilgrimmage to Hershey, he's been there for about a half-century and always has a crowd around him. And he advertises regularly in print in the various hobby publications, I guess that's why I though he was better-known.
Posted on: 2009/6/23 14:13
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Re: I think I've replaced my pinion seal for the last time
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Jay,
Thanks for sharing your travails with us during the pinion seal replacement saga, and for the step by step "how-to" on your final diff centre and pinion seal replacement. Glad it all worked out in the end and you can now enjoy driving your Packard.
Posted on: 2009/6/23 15:48
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Re: I think I've replaced my pinion seal for the last time
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Another ataboy for George. I talked with him and he asked that the transmission shop call him because these bearings needed a snap ring to be installed properly.
I also read him a part number from a bearing I got off of Ebay. He new right away it was the correct bearing for the rear. I guess he's the bearing god!
Posted on: 2009/12/15 19:50
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Re: I think I've replaced my pinion seal for the last time
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Very enlightening post-fixit. Funny, I advertised some pinion bearings on ebay a few weeks ago, including the mention of importance of replacement when leaking pinion seals were inspected and didn't sell any, nada, none. Apparently no interest in servicing differenials much any more. Oh well.... and last week delivered a rebuilt differential to a guy for a 22nd series....very toasted smell after all the fluid had leaked out...what's that line, something about learning from others mistakes. Gotta love packardinfo...
Posted on: 2009/12/15 23:15
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