So as luck would have it, I actually found what is most likely a spare accelerator pedal barrel clamp; it looks the same as the old broken part. It's much shorter than the throttle barrel clamp and its' yellow coloured metal reminds me of those inexpensive clutch housing cross shafts. I can now totally see how over tightening that part would cause it to break. Neil. On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 2:02 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> Wow. Hard to imagine that part could be tightened far enough to split it. > But given Dennis' comment, since the hole position in the original pedal > barrel clamp is positioned closer to the lever, maybe VW also made the part > shorter ...... > -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> |
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