Rally43

Went to go for a drive after some repairs on Saturday. I went to hit the gas and the pedal went to the floor. Thought the cable broke.. Limped it home , looked under the dash and found a HACK JOB by a previous owner ( See 1st photos )

I needed to drive the car so I went to wrk making some bushings. The repair worked perfect and the car feels much better


Heres a quick step by step with photos.


1. Photo of HACK JOB by previous owner

2. Photo of old rotted bushing and accelerator pedal linkage

3. Photo of 3/4 inch antenna rubber body plug used for the bushings

4. Photo or antenna plug being wire wheeled down to size to fit into pedal linkage and pedal. ( left a bit larger than opening to ensure tight fit )

5. Photo of trimmed down bushing

6. Photos of bushing installed into linkage

7. Photo of drill bit, used to drill hole in bushing. ( Use a bit just smaller than the tab on the linkage to ensure a snug fit and so that the bushing wont slip out of linkage )

8. Photo of bushing being drilled out. I placed lube on the inside of the hole in the bushing to eliminate any resistance.

9. Photos of final mounting of pedal and linkage bushings. NOTE: I secured the cable and linkage pins with small ZIP ties to make sure they didnt slip off. The fit was tight enough that i dont think they would slip off, but the zip ties will kep them from doing so.

I hope this helps someone else who runs across a simular situation and needs an emergency repair. I still ordered the factory bushings. ( For spares ) lol


AW only allows 5 photos per post, so I will post the other photos below this thread...

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