Date:         Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:24:14 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
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From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
Subject:      Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <4AC778E3.6090002@gmail.com>
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BTDT.  It happens commonly when the rivets/screws that are holding the gas
pedal to the floor (just under the carpeting) loosen and the pedal turns a
bit sideways.  Your boot may have had a lot, or a little, to do with it.

Check for sideways wiggleability of the gas pedal and tighten appropriately.

Karl Wolz


I was driving home but after about 5 minutes the gas pedal suddenly would
not depress.

The engine dropped to an idle and I pulled onto a wide shoulder. I got out
and looked at the pedal and found that the push rod (Bentley's 20.31) had
come loose from the underside of the gas pedal. Puzzling.

I snapped it back into place and drove the rest of the way with no further
problem.