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All right, I surrender. I know it's in there but I cannot locate the toeboard in the 55-56 parts manual. I initially assumed it was under Brakes, but can't find it there. Then I looked under Floor, but no luck there either. This is the toeboard with hole(s) accomodating the Bendix treadlevac. It is held in place by five sheetmetal screws and washers. A large to the sleuth who discovers the group number for this item.

3.1125 should be it. Section 3hree, Cl and Trans section about page 18. Note that PMCC incorrectly refers to it as a "cover".

That's it - thanks Keith! And thanks to Guscha for remembering who found it the first time around

I'm glad Guscha remembered too because i had forgotten about it. Now, if i could only find that bottle of wine i've been sipping on all afternoon then maybe i could finish mowing the lawn by sundown.

Gerd, welcome to my normal July-Sept temperature! (105-110 in the garage when it's been closed up all day)

But I am sure the humidity there is much worse.

Thursday was a chilly 114 degrees and dew point at 58. I always laugh when reading how people who do not live in the desert-southwest think cars ought to cool, and especially how they should work with air-conditioning installed.

Summer is tough on the cars' and owners alike! But winter is good because you don't have to shovel sunshine.


Jim

Gerd, you have made me smile this morning. No, we are not a tribe of nomadic sand dwellers. With that said, your image of the dunes is very similar to the sand dunes about 100 miles southwest near Yuma.

As far as the trees and foliage here, it's a mix. We have 3 story tall mature pine trees and 14 citrus trees (oranges, lemons, and grapefruit). You can see the picture of the house across from us has a couple of mature saguaro cactus in the front. We have trees and grass because we are flood irrigated. At times, it's 118 - 119 degrees and the entire property is under 10"-12" of water. Kind of like an oasis.

As a side note, GM, Ford, Caterpillar, and formally International Harvester along with now defunct manufacturers have / had desert proving grounds here for desert condition R&D and extreme heat condition vehicle testing.

Anyway, it is always fascinating to see how the climate is in various Packard sales districts. I bet Randy could tell us a few below 0 degree F. stories about PA. I am sure some of our Siberian friends have some whether to deal with also.

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