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How do you get the crank hole cover off?
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1929PackardGuy
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Okay, I know one of the factory tools did this, but, I don't have the factory tools. So, how do you get the crank hole cover off a 1929 grille?

Going to do new plugs, set the valves, and give Sophie a decent little tune-up over my Christmas vacation (hopefully), but gotta get that cover off to hand crank over the engine.

Hopefully this is something so simple I'm just overlooking it. Thanks!

Posted on: 2021/12/13 10:01
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Re: How do you get the crank hole cover off?
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You need to unscrew it anticlockwise a small amount to disengage it. It can be difficult to engage the shallow hexagonal indent on the cover without a suitable tool.

Posted on: 2021/12/13 16:11
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Re: How do you get the crank hole cover off?
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The Packard lug wrench has the proper hex to take off the cover.

Posted on: 2021/12/13 17:02
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Re: How do you get the crank hole cover off?
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jimw wrote:
The Packard lug wrench has the proper hex to take off the cover.


Unfortunately it's not the lug wrench, it's the hubcap cover removal tool. I have the original lug wrench with the car. And hubcap tool, I don't have that one. Only a couple of the car's original tools stayed with it - the crank, the lug wrench, and the jack! Doesn't seem to be much way of grabbing that thing.

Posted on: 2021/12/14 10:18
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Re: How do you get the crank hole cover off?
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That tool is readily available. Kanter Auto has them....I picked one up there last year for $50 (I think that was the price). I saw a bunch at Hershey for sale for in the $25 range. Max Merritt also probably has them.....

https://www.kanter.com/index.aspx?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqKiciNLj9AIVWNKzCh2zIwEKEAAYASAAEgIsy_D_BwE

Posted on: 2021/12/14 10:49
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Re: How do you get the crank hole cover off?
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Posted on: 2021/12/14 10:51
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Re: How do you get the crank hole cover off?
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You can also go under the car and try to unscrew it from the back...there are three "teeth" that slide into the radiator cover that holds it in place. A large pair of channel locks will work to grab the teeth and twist the disk out

Posted on: 2021/12/14 10:56
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Re: How do you get the crank hole cover off?
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That's the one! Thanks for the link, I'll get on the horn and order one up! Waaay to hard to get behind that thing! Thanks again!

Posted on: 2021/12/14 12:56
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Re: How do you get the crank hole cover off?
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Make one out of wood. That is what I did to avoid scratching the parts.

Posted on: 2021/12/15 6:43
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Re: How do you get the crank hole cover off?
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That does seem a lot cheaper! Got plenty of wood laying around, good project for the weekend - thanks!

Posted on: 2021/12/15 10:21
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