whats the secrect to remove
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Melting Slicks
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From: Massapequa Park NY
whats the secrect to remove
the gas pedal from the accelerator rod? A seemingly simple task I thought
Didn't want to hit the pin to hard & break something.
Thanks
Jim
Didn't want to hit the pin to hard & break something. Thanks
Jim
Race Director
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From: Dayton, Ohio
If I remember right the spring holds the pin in.
EDIT-here is a link to the pin.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...74&dept_id=220
EDIT-here is a link to the pin.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...74&dept_id=220
Last edited by ...Roger...; Sep 28, 2007 at 02:55 PM.
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '07
It's sort of an interference fit into the rod. I had to use a hammer and punch to remove one, and the pin bent in the process. The new one slid right in. It's much easier to disassemble if you remove the rod/pedal assembly from the firewall (three bolts).
Team Owner
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On my 68 I remember removing the spring (that keeps the accelerator petal from flopping around on the pin) and just pushed the pin out. When I did this, I did have the entire accelerator pedal mechanism out of the car. My big problem was putting the spring back on. I should have drawn a picture or something before removing it. After a lot of desperate trying, I went out to my 70. It's pedal was too close to the carpet to see the spring. I put my fingers behind the pedal and felt the spring and was able to "see" it's orientation in my head. (It was easier to "visualize" the orientation of the spring with my eyes closed.) After this I put the spring back on with no trouble.
I agree with the above message that this job is a lot easier with the entire mechanism out of the car.
I agree with the above message that this job is a lot easier with the entire mechanism out of the car.
Le Mans Master
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From: Ann Arbor Michigan
If I remember right the spring holds the pin in.
EDIT-here is a link to the pin.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...74&dept_id=220
EDIT-here is a link to the pin.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...74&dept_id=220
Spring holds it in but easier to remove with the pedal out of the car.
Burning Brakes
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From: Kalispell MT
Re-assembly if it's in the car is real treat. You will have to use electrical tape to hold the spring in place on the rod while you get the pin thru everything, unless have a lot of dexterity & patience.
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St. Jude Donor '07
I'm not sure why you'd try. The pedal assembly is only held in with three bolts - it's about the easiest thing under the dash to take out.
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Melting Slicks
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