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Posted by: Rough_Rider Nov 17 2004, 02:54 PM

Do you ever get stuck into somehitng something & wish you hadn't ??

Was fiddling with pedal board, lead to switching to an alluminium one, lead to throlle cable adjustment, lead to this..... The flat metal piece highlighted below doesn't just move fore & aft I can wiggle it left & right. Should their be any side to side play, I'm presuming NO.

Time to switch bushings??


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Posted by: lapuwali Nov 17 2004, 03:28 PM

All of the nylon bushings in the entire pedal assembly are prone to wear. There are replacement metal bushings available to solve that problem.

Posted by: davep Nov 17 2004, 03:31 PM

A remote possibility is broken welds. A full set of new bushings is a very good idea while you are in there.

Posted by: Root_Werks Nov 17 2004, 03:48 PM

I still have to replace the bushings in mine. My brake pedal sticks just a little. I have looked and seen the nylon bushings. So I know it has to be done. It isn't hard, just time to clean everything up etc. give yourself a couple of days for the job. Pull everything out, clean, paint. Assemble the next day. Breaks up the job nicely.

Posted by: davep Nov 17 2004, 04:01 PM

BTW, I had brass bushings in one car almost 20 years ago. I found they tended to wobble on their own. Since then I usually go for the original plastic parts. They may have improved the metal bushings since then. The metal ones are not affected by brake fluid directly, although given enough time for brake fluid to cause rust in the assembly there is little difference in the outcome. The roll pin is the most tricky part of the procedure, but I managed to do it, so almost anyone can. New throttle pedals are pretty stiff and don't flop around. Worn out pedals will flop sideways, and provide almost no return spring action of their own. I usually buy a new pedal when replacing the bushings. Just be sure not to wrap the throttle and clutch cables around each other, that can cause no end of problems.

Posted by: Dave_Darling Nov 17 2004, 07:08 PM

...And don't use the roll pin that comes in the Weltmeister bushing kit. Chances are that it will fail within a few months, and you'll have no clutch.

--DD

Posted by: mattillac Nov 19 2004, 12:48 AM

it's probably better than the one i had in my car. it almost crumbled into pieces when i took it out. no wonder my car didnt want to go into first gear... <_< i guess i'll find out how long the weltmeister roll pin lasts, cause it's already in along with the metal bushings.

Posted by: Brad Roberts Nov 19 2004, 01:11 AM

I have had 4-6 different throttle pivots break the welds over a 17 year period. It does happen.

Root_,

You make the pedal assemblies sound like they are easy.. <_< We do about 4 a month and 1 out of 4 will not come apart (cannot get the roll pin out) We end up cutting the clutch pedal off the assembly and replacing it with another good one.


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Posted by: 9146986 Nov 19 2004, 07:46 AM

And don't forget to put new springs!

They aren't cheap (the brake & clutch pedal springs) but you don't wan't to re-do the whole thing six months from now because the clutch spring went toes up.

ALA