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After being horrified to think I have been driving around with a pound of grease all over my left front brakes, and having to clean it up, I decided to spring for those costly but most correct seals... $22 each less my AAA discount and no Oregon tax.

Why wouldn't my brakes pull the car to the right, I wonder? There are so many Packard firsts. Early ABS?

Another incentive was I could pick them up at noon to slow the Donald Duck pinwheels in my eyes after he told me he had them in stock. And I have a bearing driver now.

So, can't wait to get home.

I don't only guess, but I know it's possible to take a perfectly good, sealed, greased wheel apart and put it together so it isn't seated properly.

My front inner wheel bearing started making noise after I adjusted the brakes all around, raised my brake pedal, and tightened my hand brake.

I reinstalled it, and the seal, so the tire didn't wriggle with it jacked up, but I'm thinking I'd better replace it.

QUESTION: Perhaps the fronts, inner and outer ought to be done at the same time, like changing multiple lightbulbs.

QUESTION: Still wondering with that massive amount of grease in the brake area from that worn out seal I replaced, why the car didn't pull to the right?

The car has been running pretty well. Idles way down there, but I was reading about the spark advance on another thread and tried turning my rotor to see if I had any spring action, which I don't. I'm going to look at that next. As recommended, I'm removing the distributor. I know not to crank the engine and to mark its position. I thought I'd bring it to TDC, then pull it.

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From my Parts Books
Packard 316756 crosses over to C/R 17599 ... 1970 book
Victor 49215 crosses over to C/R 17599 ... 1950 book
National 5827 crosses over to C/R 17599 ... 1955 book
NAPA currently sources the modern 17599 from SKF ... 2012 book

Looks like the NAPA 17599 would be the proper seal BUT has anyone placed the replacement 17599 seal on the spindle in its working position to check the seal lip engagement with the spindle?

Decided to do the front brake pads a few days ago. Put them on. Had to do the minor and major adjustment to the pads so that they are somewhat centered in the drum. One issue (that may not be) is I get a shhhhhhhing noise as I turn the drum by hand. The seal is not rubbing, as I put a bit of grease on the outside and it is not leaving a mark on the backing plate. The pads are adjusted 12 clicks from locking the drum. What I can tell is that if I stick a 020 feeler gauge through the inspection hole in the drum at the four corners of the pads. It goes all the way through to the backing plate, except for one spot, the top rear (I believe primary)pad, it only goes in approximately 2/3 of the way seems to be hanging up on the rear of the pad. An issue?

Rear shoe-lining is the secondary one. Probably not a problem. I would drive the car for a few miles gently using the brakes to bed-in the new linings and then readjust using the minor adjustment procedure. Others may have advice for you on this too.

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Thanks for the response, seem to remember the same problem on this car years ago when I did the brakes before. Problem with my Packard's is they are occasional drivers, so do not need to re do many items for many years, plus my getting older now, difficult to remember where I am sometimes. Let alone which Packard when, and what.