Date:         Mon, 11 May 2009 23:08:54 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: broken gas pedal
Comments: To: Mike Collum <collum@MYFAIRPOINT.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <4A08DDF5.4030400@myfairpoint.net>
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Add me to the list.

The hinge on the pedal came loose in both my '85 GL and most recently in
my 88 GL. Nuts and bolts did the trick. Recently in looking at the fix -
I check it when I can - I discovered rusting that appeared to be coming
completely through the sheet metal in the floor. This is an area that
can and does trap water. So you will want your mechanic to get ti up on
the rack and give the area a good going over. And while he is there the
fix on the hinge can be done easily.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Mike Collum wrote:
> Joy Hecht wrote:
>> The bottom end of the pedal, which apparently should be attached to
>> something in the floor, is not
>> attached to anything.
>
>
> From the factory, the pedal was attached to the floor with two rivets.
>  Those rivets broke on my '84 automatic and I fixed them with screws
> and nuts.  In that I usually work alone, I had no one to hold the nuts
> to get the screws started so I used JB Quick to attach them to the
> underside then put the screws in from the top.
>
> They later broke on my '85 standard ... away from home, of course, so I
> punched out what remained of the broken rivets and ran long wood screws
> through from the top.  They didn't actually screw to anything ... they
> just sat in the holes.  Anyway, that "Temporary" fix to get me home
> lasted over a year until I put screws and nuts on there.
>
> Mike
>
>