Heel Toe vs. Bean Counters
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Heel Toe vs. Bean Counters
I spent all afternoon trying to eliminate the slop from my throttle pedal assembly so that I could do
heel toe down shifts. The stock '96 pedal has about 1" of side slop that makes the pedal unresponsive.
After first removing the seat so that I could get at the nuts and cable for removal, I almost had to call 911
to retrieve my hand from the dash.
The pedal pivots on a steel 1/4" pin that is press riveted through a plastic bushing and the bent sheet metal
pedal arm. The sheet metal is not parallel so that a decent bearing surface is eliminated. There is a square hole
on one side, so they probably originally designed it for a carriage bolt, but then used the pin because it was cheaper.
There couldn't be a cheaper design. It must have been surplus from the Vega. I finally reassembled it with washers,
jam nuts & a sholder bolt. It's better but not great. If anybody has a quality throttle pedal assembly please let me know.
This car is such a paradox.
Why have a throttle pedal designed for an A4 with a M6?
Why have a magnesium bell housing with a 50 pound flywheel?
Why have fiberglass body with a 500 pound frame?
heel toe down shifts. The stock '96 pedal has about 1" of side slop that makes the pedal unresponsive.
After first removing the seat so that I could get at the nuts and cable for removal, I almost had to call 911
to retrieve my hand from the dash.
The pedal pivots on a steel 1/4" pin that is press riveted through a plastic bushing and the bent sheet metal
pedal arm. The sheet metal is not parallel so that a decent bearing surface is eliminated. There is a square hole
on one side, so they probably originally designed it for a carriage bolt, but then used the pin because it was cheaper.
There couldn't be a cheaper design. It must have been surplus from the Vega. I finally reassembled it with washers,
jam nuts & a sholder bolt. It's better but not great. If anybody has a quality throttle pedal assembly please let me know.
This car is such a paradox.
Why have a throttle pedal designed for an A4 with a M6?
Why have a magnesium bell housing with a 50 pound flywheel?
Why have fiberglass body with a 500 pound frame?
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Re: Heel Toe vs. Bean Counters (Zpeedstr)
Take a look in the "Drag Racing " section, Beach Bum broke his gas pedal racing.
