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Date:         Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:54:35 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: how is the gas pedal affixed?
Comments: To: Tom Carchrae <tom@carchrae.net>
In-Reply-To:  <CAFNeVpGGv0whySpdW2wk4vvc4AKeatEdMxfgoLjfVAiRFCJuug@mail.gmail.com>
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3/16" pop rivets do the job well unless the floor is shot. You can get rivets in aluminum, steel, and stainless steel. You can also get them with a closed end. For extra strength they even sell backing washers. Dennis > Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 08:34:41 -0700 > From: tom@CARCHRAE.NET > Subject: how is the gas pedal affixed? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I was not having a good van day, and to top it off, when pulling out of the > gas station, the accelerator pedal didn't work. On inspection, the pedal > had come loose from the floor. > > The pedal looks like this: > > http://a248.e.akamai.net/origin-cdn.volusion.com/o42db.t5sus/v/vspfiles/photos/VWC-251-721-511-D-2.jpg > > On the floor, I found two metal pegs that poke into the two plastic holes > on the end of the gas pedal. However, I did not find anything else that > would fix the pedal down. > > I found this picture, indicating some kind of rivet > http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m218/tencentlife/van%20tech%20items/DSC01057.jpg > > So, I guess I am looking for two large rivets? > > I'm curious to know why I didn't find any rivets under the carpet - > although there was a lot of crud under the carpet. Perhaps someone just > glued it in the past?... > > Tom


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