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Date:         Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:24:49 -0400
Reply-To:     T Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         T Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: how is the gas pedal affixed?
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <BAY402-EAS2052E074E75F366A245DA2EA0460@phx.gbl>
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I have not seen this mentioned yet, but access to the bottom side of this is located (for what I understand) via the clam shell for the spare tire. SO I guess one could engineer all sort of fixes coming from below.

el t.

On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 4:14 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> Mig welder and some sheet metal. You also just screw or rivet a piece in > place and seal the edges. > > Dennis, > From my phone. > ________________________________ > From: JRodgers<mailto:jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> > Sent: 8/15/2013 3:54 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM<mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Subject: Re: how is the gas pedal affixed? > > Related to this - the pedal attach point is a place where water > accumulates - from rain, snow - what have you. it's a place to watch for > rust. I didn't and now have a hole in the floor at that point. Any > suggestions as to how to patch it it?? It's about 4"x6" and is in the > floor an the tunnel a bit. I treated it so it would not rust further - > but I need to patch it. > > Thanks, > > John > > On 8/15/2013 10:34 AM, Tom Carchrae wrote: > > 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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