A chuckling noise from the front end of the Camshaft AND LIFTERS IN SHORT BLOCK car on rough city streets, or a sharp cracking ASSEMBLY. PART ND. 534886 . 1951.1954 noise as the car stops or starts, may indicate STUDEBAKER H. 3H.4H AND 5H Models . . . 4 a looseness of the lower support arm inner shaft attaching bolt nuts. Examination may re- Packard CLIPPER veal that movement at this point has resulted Air CONDITIONING KITS . 57L-Y MODELS. . . . 8 in abrasion of the normally black painted sur- Hood ORNAMENT Stud STRIKES Radiator Cap - faces around the inner shaft-to-crossmember 57L MODELS ...... 5 contact area. Manual VALVE Control LEVER INNER STOP . 55TH SERIES ULTRAMATI C ...... 5 ‘USH BUTTON RETAINING CLIP . 56th Series PACK ARD ...... 4 Development of looseness has been found to Time ALLOWANCE CHANGE . 1957 PACKARD be caused by a lack of flatness in some bosses CLIPPER TIME GUIDE ...... 5 of the hardened inner shaft against which the Tors ION LEVEL CONTROL SWITCH . 1955 self-locking hug nut contacts. Thus , if seated PACKARD MODELS ...... 5 Steering WHEEL SHAKE - 57L Models WITH on an uneven surface of high spots, the face of POWER ST EERING ...... 5 the nut may"wear-in" and lose its initial

torque. TRUCKS

‘ROPELLDR SHAFT AND UNIVERSAL JOINT Should you encounter such a condition, Assembl I ES - 3E SERIES TRUCKS...... 8 remove the hug nuts, one at a time, and place a Part No.1539073 plain hardened washer on the PRIMARY BRAKE SHOE LINING bolt against the inner shaft boss and install a LENGTH - 1957 STUDEBAKER AND new hug nut (Part No.911882X8) and tighten to PACKARD CLIPPER MODELS a torque of 60-65 ft-lbs. The special washer presents a hard smooth surface against which Please record this article on the Service the new nut will be able to maintain proper Bulletin Reference page of your 1957 Studebaker tightness . and Packard Clipper Supplements.

Shorter linings are now being used on the The hardened washer entered production with primary shoes of all models. The lining lengths the following serial numbers: in respect to the drum size are as follows: 9" Drum (57G Bear) 7-1/2" lining 57H -7204271 57L - 5246 10" Drum (57G Front, 57B, 57G -1391816 57H-K - 6103570 57H and 57L Rear) 8-5/32" " lining 57B -8468068 11” Drum (57B,57H and 57L Front) 9" lining

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To avoid the possibility of installing lined Therefore,when present stock of the former shoes with linings of unequal lengths in service, full-length lining sets are exhausted, substi- the parts Depots will stock only the former tution will be made as follows: full-length lined shoes as are now listed in the Parts catalog. However, they will be available only in pairs and must be serviced accordingly. For 536732 use 1543964 - Brake Lining set - 57G 537978 use 1543966 - Brake Lining set - 57G when relining shoes, the shorter linings (Canada) must be positioned on the lower portion of the 536733 use 1543965 - Brake Lining Set - 57B, shoe. 57H ,57L 537990 use 1543967 - Brake Lining set - 57B, Complete lining sets are interchangeable. 57H,57L (Canada)

The following is a list of Bendix central distributors for Stromberg carburetors and Bendix vacuum power items.

ALABAMA CONNECTICUT KANSAS

Birmingham Elec. Battery co. W.J. Connell co. of Hartford E.S. Cowie Elec. CO. 2230 second Ave. so. 85 Airport Road 230 so. Topeka St. Birmingham, Hartford 5, Wichita, (vacuum power Items only) ARIZONA FLORIDA KENTUCKY C.C. Jones Batt. & Elec. co. 318-22 w. Jefferson St. Spencer Electric Inc. central service & sales Div. Phoenix, 40 w. Beaver St. 731 so. 3rd. st. (carburetors only) Jacksonville 1, Louisville 2,

Hydraulic Brake supply co. 33-35 s. 3rd. Ave. Spencer Auto Elec., Inc. LOUISIANA at Jef Person 607 E. Cass St. Phoenix, Tampa 1, John M. Walton, Inc. (vacuum Power Items Only) 1050 carondelet New Orleans 13,

John A.Harris & son, Inc. 525 Peters St., S.W. Chain Batt. & Autom. Atlanta 3, Supply, Inc. spring & Fannin P.O. Box 14 Shreveport 1, Autom. service co., Ltd. South & Kawaiahao Sts. tionolulu, MASSACHUSETTS

Harvey Sales & service Co. 1375 Boyleston st. Illinois Auto Electric co. Boston 15, 2011-37 Indiana Ave. Chicago 16, MICHIGAN

Knorr-Maynard, Inc. Gulling Auto Elec., Inc. 5743 Woodward Ave. 450 N. capitol Ave. Detroit 2, Indianapolis 4,

MINNESOTA

Lally's Inc. Reinhard Bros. co., Inc. 118 4th St. 4301 Highway #7 Des Moines, Minneapolis 16, May SERVICE BULLETIN No. 324

MISSOURI NORTH CAROLINA McCullough Distributing co., Inc. Electric products Co., Inc. Carolina Rim & Wheel co. 1110 Germantown Ave. 1718-24 oak St. 306 N. Graham st. Philadelphia 23, Kansas City 8, Charlotte 2, (carburetors Only) service sales of OHIO Pittsburgh, Inc. E.S. cowie Elec. Co. 4725 centre Ave. 1819-23 Wyandotte St. Auto & Aero supply co., Inc. Pittsburgh 13, Kansas city 8, 1711 Race St. (vacuum Power items Only) Cincinnati 19, TENNESSEE

Borbein-Young & co. The Elec. Power Maint. co. John A. Harris & son, Inc. 3663 Forest Park Ave. Prospect Ave. at 419 st. Paul st. St. Louis 8, E. 30th St. Knoxville 17, P.O. Box 5029 MONTANA Cleveland 15, Autom. Elec. service Co., Inc. 982 Linden Ave. Original Equipment, Inc. The Elec. Power Maint. co. Memphis 4, 423 N. Broadway 26-30 17th St. Billings, P.0. BOX 637 TEXAS Toledo 2, NEBRASKA J.C. Hamilton co.. Inc. OKLAHOMA 7th & van Buren Carl A. Anderson, Inc. P.O. Box 1367 16th & Jones Sts. J.C. Hamilton co. Amarillo, Omaha 2, 23 N.W. 10th St. P.O. Box 1515 The Motor Mart NEW JERSEY Oklahoma city 1, 2116 5. Cockrell Ave. Dallas 2, wheels, Inc. Magneto Ignition Co., Inc. 300 Allwood Pd. P.O. Box 2449 (Mail) Moore Bros. Electric co., Inc. Clifton, 701 W. Fifth St. 1515 Milam st. (vacuum Power items Only) Tulsa 1, Houston 2, (carburetors only) Tire Trading Co., Inc. Ace Brake service 239 Halsey St. Tulsa Auto spring CO. 901 N. Alamo St. Newark 2, 3 So. Lansing St. san Antonio 2, (carburetors only) Tulsa 3, (vacuum Power Items only) UTAH

Frank Edwards 00. The Stevens Corp. Motor Equip. Division 1411 N.W. Flanders St. 551 South State St. Portland 9, salt Lake city 10,

VIRGINIA

Allentown Br. & Wheel service A. wrenn & sons, Inc. Route 22 - Kuhnsville 420 union St. R.D. 3 Norfolk, Allentown, (vacuum Power items Only)

safety sales & service Corp. Dixie wheel co., Inc. 88-92 Cameron st. 916-18 North Blvd. Harrisburg, Richmond 20, (vacuum Power Items Only) (vacuum Power items Only)

united Autom. service Inc. Richmond Battery & Ing. Corp. 236 s. Cameron st. 2912 W. Leigh St. Harrisburg, Richmond 20, (carburetors only) (carburetors only) . 3 No. 324 SERVICE BULLETIN

WASHINGTON WASHINGTON D.C. MacFadden Ignition Co., Inc. 106-108 Broad St. Roberts Bros. Co. Charleston 22, Charles Stewart, Inc. 17th & "U" Sts., N.W. (Carburetors only) P.O. BOX 3582 (Mail) 1741 First Ave., So. WEST VIRGINIA Seattle 4, WISCONSIN Baker Equip. Engr. Co., Inc. Box 1947 (Mail) Sunset Electric Co. 404 Morris St. Wisconsin Magneto Co. North 703 Division St. Charleston 27, 918 N. Broadway Spokane 11, (Vacuum Power items only) Milwaukee 2,

ANTI-FREEZE IN PASSENGER CARS The step-type, 29/32" - 1" diameter lifters, AND TRUCKS Part No.536508 are to be used only with the cast iron camshaft. Effective with production starting on April 29, we have discontinued injecting anti-freeze Detailed information in regards to the lift- into the cooling system of our passenger cars ers and camshaft types was given in Service and trucks. Bulletin No. 304 -“Service Replacement Cam- shafts ".

CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS IN SHORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY PART NO. 534886 - PUSH BUTTON RETAINING CLIP- 1951-1954 STUDEBAKERH, 3H, 4H 56th SERIES PACKARD and 5H MODELS Please record this article in the Ultramatic Please record this article on the Service Transmission -Push Button Control Section of Bulletin Reference page at the end of the Engine your 1955-56 Packard Shop Manual. sections in the Shop Manuals covering the re- spective models. The clip which retains the push button actu- ator in the control switch assembly has been Investigation of rapid valve lifter wear released as a service item. This horse-shoe- after installation of Short Block Assembly, shaped clip is also the means of completing the Part No. 534886, has shown that incorrect lift- electrical circuit when the push button is de- ers were used. That is,the camshaft was of pressed. the forged steel type and the step-type lifters were used instead of the straight 1" diameter The clip is listed as the Push Button Actu- lifters. ator Retaining Clip, Part NO. 1544121.

Most of the short block assemblies will have a forged steel camshaft, but some may have a TORSION LEVEL CONTROL SWITCH - cast iron camshaft. Therefore,an inspection 1955 PACKARD MODELS should be made to determine the type of camshaft and then make certain that the proper lifters Please record this article on the Notes page are used. The inspection can be made by looking at the end of the Suspension and Steering downward between the cylinder banks through the Section and in the Electrical section of your cored hole located towards the rear of the 1955-56 Packard Shop Manual. engine. (This is the hole which provides crankcase ventilation.) Enough of the camshaft When installing a 1956 Torsion Level Control is visible through the cored hole to identify Switch, Part No.472239 on a 1955 Packard Model, the camshaft. The forged steel camshaft is it is necessary to use a Jumper Harness, Part completely machined between the cam lobes and NO. 6489374. This information was given in the also has a copper color in these areas. The Service Counselor,Vol. 30, No. 6 of June 1956. cast.iron camshaft is not machined between the However,there seems to be a question as to the lobes and has the typical dull cast iron finish. proper wire connections. As indicated in the illustration (Fig. 1) the wires are connected as The straight, 1" diameter, chilled iron follows: lifters, Part No.531696 must be used with the forged steel camshaft. Blue of jumper to pink of harness and pink May SERVICE BULLETIN No. 324

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Fig. 2 Ultramatic it must be turned 90° from its posi- tion when used in the 56th Series and installed as illustrated in Fig. 2.

HOOD ORNAMENT STUD STRIKES RADIATOR CAP - 57L MODELS Please record this artic le on the Service Bulletin Reference page of your 1957 Packard Supp lement. There is a possibility of the hood ornament Fig. 1 rear mounting stud striking the radiator cap when the hood is closed, To correct this con- terminal of switch. orange of jumper to dition,remove the stud and install a 1501x1 yellow of harness and yellow terminal of self-tapping cap screw. Reinstall the cup switch. Light green of jumper to light washer which was used with the stud. green of harness and light green terminal of switch. This change entered production with Serial No. 57L-5570.

Time ALLOWANCE CHANGE - 1957 STEERING WHEEL SHAKE - 57L PACKARD CLIPPER TIME GUIDE MODELS WITH POWER STEERING The time shown for Operation F140 (5.3 hrs .) Please record this article on the Service in the 1957 Packard Clipper Time Guide repre- Bulletin Reference page of your 1957 Packard sents the time allowance for installation of Clipper Supplement headlining on the station wagon (P) models. The time allowance for the sedan (Y) models The following modification may be made when should be 6.8 hours. Therefore,please make you encounter a complaint of steering wheel the change to read as follows: shake. First,of course,make sure that the F140 - Headlining, install new P models - 5.3 Hs. steering gear and its mounting bracket are Y models- 6.8 Hrs. tight on the frame;the retaining bracket at the instrument board is tight, and the front MANUAL VALVE CONTROL LEVER INNER suspension and steering system operation is STOP- 55th SERIES ULTRAMATIC normal. Please record this article on the Notes page The parts required for the modification are: at the end of the Ultramatic Transmission 1 - 1321222-R Steering Post Bracket-to-cowl Brace section of your 1955-56 Packard Shop Manual. Rod (right) 1 - 1321223-L Steering Post Bracket-to-Cowl Brace The Manual Valve Control Lever Inner Stop, Rod (left) Part NO.470082 used in the Ultramatic of the 1 - 1321224 Instrument Board Lower Reinforce- 55th Series has been superseded by Part No. ment bracket 6480965 which is used in the 56th Series. When 2 - G-271184 Brace Rod Nut and Lock Washer installing the latest stop in the 55th series Assembly

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Fig. 3

2 - Brace Rod-to-Rracket Bolts - 5/16" X 7/8" 2. Loosen the steering port bracket clamp bolt Slip the bracket 2- Brace Rod-to-Bracket Bolt Nuts and remove the stud nuts. 6- Plain Washers - 5/16" down out of the way, remove the spacers 2 - Lock Washers - 5/16" (shims) and remove the plate with studs. 1- Shakeproof Washer - 5/16" Move the steering post assembly out of the 1 - Plain Hex Nut - 5/16" - 18 way. Drill two 11/32" holes in the instrument board flange on the centerline of the existing hole at the dimensions shown in Fig. 3. Drill two 11/32" holes in the Instrument Board Lower Reinforcement Bracket, Part No. 1321224 as shown in Fig. 4. Drill the two 11/32" holes for the steering post bracket-to-cowl brace rods in the cowl top panel at the locations shown in Fig. 5. Remove the steering post bracket bolt. In- stall the shakeproof washer on the bolt and install in the bracket using a plain nut instead of the crown nut which was used originally. Insert the brace rod-to-bracket bolts with plain washers in the set of elongated holes in the bracket and install the nuts loosely. The bolts must be placed in the bracket be- fore it is installed because the clearance under the bracket does not permit their in- stallation after the bracket is in position. Place the bracket on the instrument board flange so that the brace rod bolt nuts are on top. Slip the plate with studs through the bracket and flange. Place three shims from the original shim pack on the studs, May SERVICE BULLETIN No. 329’

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INSTRUMENT BOARD LOWER REINFORCEMENT BRACKET-1321224

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7 No. 324 SERVICE BULLETIN May slide the bracket up into the new position and slip the studs into the bracket and in- stall the stud nuts but do not tighten. 9. Insert the threaded end of the brace rod (1321222-R; 1321223-L) through the hole in PROPELLOR SHAFT AND UNIVERSAL the cowl top panel. Remove the nuts from JOINT ASSEt+M;- 3E SERIES the bolts at the bracket. Install the rod, plain washer,lock washer and nut on the bolt. Install both rods. Install the brace Please record this article on the Service rod nuts and washers (G-271184). Do not Bulletin Reference page in your Supplement tighten the retaining nuts. covering 3E Series Trucks. 10. Install the two steering gear housing brac- ket rear bolts loosely. These must be in The Cleveland type propeller shaft and uni- position before tightening the bolts at the versal joint assemblies entered production with instrument board. the following serial numbers: 11. Tightenthe stud nuts securely. Then, tight- en the steering post bracket clamp bolt. Serial Model and Propeller Shaft snug-up the brace rod nuts at the cowl top NO. W.B. No. Trans. panel just enough to make sure the shoulder (washer) of the rod rests against the cowl e&-8371 3E7-122" 1688783- Front panel. Tighten the brace rod nuts at the 1686463 - Rear Automatic bracket; then, at the panel. 12. Tighten the steering housing bracket-to- E8-16070 3E6-112" 1686391 3 -speed frame bolts to position the gear on the frame. Then, loosen to check the alignment; E6-16098 3E6-112" 1686557 4-speed Shims may be required between the bracket and the frame to secure alignment and pre- E6-16072 3E6-122" 1686785 3 -speed vent a bind in the system. Generally some shimming is required at the upper rear E11-12608 3E11-122" 1688785 - Front bolt. plain washers may be used as shims. 1686484 - Rear 3 -speed 13. Check the relationship of the steering gear high spot with the straight ahead position E12-3217 3E12-122" 1686783 - Front of the front wheels. Adjust ,if necessary, 1886464 - Rear Automatic as outlined under Toe-In in the Front Sus- pension and Steering system section of your E13-1758 3313-131” 1686509 - Front 1956 Studebaker Passenger Car Shop Manual. 1686465 - Rear 4 -speed Change the position of steering wheel if necessary so that the wheel spoke is E14-2453 3314-131” 1686513 - Front straight across when the front wheels are 1688465 - Rear 4 -speed in the straight ahead position. 14. Make certain both front wheels are balanced. E28-5904 3E28-155" 188673’7 - Front Obviously,this modification will not pre- 1686707 - Rear q-speed vent steering wheel shake caused by an un- While the complete propellor shaft and uni- balanced condition of the front wheels. versal joint assemblies are interchangeable with the Spicer propellor shaft and universal AIR CONDITIONING KITS- joint assemblies previously used, the indivi- 57L-Y MODELS dual propellor shaft or universal joint is not. The Cleveland universal joint is the clamp type Please record this article on the Service (see Fig. 6). Bulletin Reference page of your 1957 Packard C lipper Supp lement. When making a field installation of an air conditioning unit in a 1957 Packard Clipper sedan without power steering, only Air Condi- tioning Kit, Part NO. PA484653 is required. However,if the vehicle is equipped with power steering,in addition to the Kit, Part No. PA484653,it is necessary to install the Gene- rator and Power Steering Pump Kit, Part No. PA1543816. Fig. 6 STUDEBAKER-PACKARD CORPORATION SOUTH BEND 27, INDIANA

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