Date:         Fri, 7 Feb 2014 23:46:41 -0500
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Accelerator Pedal Attachment?
Comments: To: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>
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I had my pedal ( Doka) break loose 750 miles from home-used duct tape for
the drive home-replaced at home w/ self tapping sheetmetal screws, IIRC.
Detail is similar from splits to Vanagons. You can always change the
sheetmetal screws to Max's detail when the weather is nicer?


On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 11:05 PM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>wrote:

> On 2/7/2014 9:34 PM, Jim Arnott wrote:
>
>> The pedal came loose at the floor. ETKA shows pop rivets as the attaching
>> fasteners. Can anyone verify this? (Pop rivets will make fixing it MUCH
>> easier, but if they're threaded fasteners, I'll have to come up with a
>> better failed fastener removal strategy than a punch and a BFH.)
>>
>> Does anyone have hands on experience? (I'm going to be fixing this in a
>> snowstorm. If I don't have to pull the frozen carpet, that would be
>> wonderful.)
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Jim
>>
> My rivets failed several years ago in the midst of an Iowa winter. NO
> fun to do cold.  I fixed it once and for all.  Took two #10 pan head
> stainless machine screws and pooked them through the floor and used ss
> fender washers and ss nylox nuts and you wil lneed a 2nd pair of hands
> to finish the tightening sequence.  I was not going ot have this happen
> again....
>
> YMMV
>
>
> DM&FS
>



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Tom Buese