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| #1RAGE |
 Mar 9 2004, 06:07 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: 7-May 03 From: Saskatoon, SK, Canada Member No.: 664  |
My 914 is stored away for the winter right now but it has a wobbly gas pedal that moved side to side a lot and I'd like to replace it. Last summer was my first summer with it and the pedal was always that way but I'm afraid it will break eventually.... not to mention it is annoying.
I'm a newbie to the teener world so I just want to check exactly what I need to replace the pedal. Should I simple get a new pedal? Is that all I need? Also, how hard is it to replace the pedal? Any special tricks I should know of? Thanks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) |
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| Mueller |
Mar 9 2004, 06:22 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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new pedals are available thru the usual on-line places....$25+ bucks for the gas pedal.....
if I am correct, all you need is a 10mm socket to replace it |
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| fiid |
Mar 9 2004, 06:30 PM
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Turbo Megasquirted Subaru Member Group: Members Posts: 2,827 Joined: 7-April 03 From: San Francisco, CA Member No.: 530 Region Association: Northern California |
Mine was rest-o-welded to the floor - I ended up cutting out a section and welding a nut into the floor and rebolting it.
Get a can of WD40 or more agressive penetrating oil and let it settle in overnight. Make sure you use a hex socket or ring ended wrench and be careful not to strip the bolts. I would replace the bolts too, and maybe use antiseize on them. |
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| nine14cats |
Mar 9 2004, 06:34 PM
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Bill Pickering -- 914-6 GT aka....Leeloo Group: Members Posts: 2,618 Joined: 10-February 03 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 287 Region Association: None |
Replace that thing! I had a student at last weekends auto-x whose gas pedal was wobbling all over. The pedal would deflect, causing the accelerator linkage to either stick full throttle or come off completely from the ball linkage.
Cheap insurance. Bill P. |
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| Dave_Darling |
Mar 9 2004, 06:51 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,986 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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Things you need:
10mm socket, extensions (I recall a 6" one was handy there), and ratchet. PB Blaster or Aero Kroyl. Not WD-40; WD-40 is not a penetrating oil. Two new M6 bolts with washers. A hammer may come in handy. A wire brush will likely come in handy. So will Ospho, or POR-15 "Metal Ready", or Naval Jelly, or any of the other rust converter products. And paint--paint is always good to have on hand. What I'm trying to get at here: The pedal usually wobbles because the hinge inside of it rusts. Usually, whatever made it rust (often leaked brake fluid is the cause; do your pedals squeak?) will also make the floor pan around the pedal cluster rusty as well. With luck, it's just surface rust and no real harm done. Don't be surprised if your pedal cluster needs some paint as well. The wire brush/rust converter/paint are the preferred treatment for very mild surface rust. --DD |
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| URY914 |
Mar 9 2004, 06:59 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,614 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
You may also be having a problem with the "pivot arm" (my term for it) The weld can break and the povit pin will be loose. Take it someone to weld up for you. See...
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| URY914 |
Mar 9 2004, 06:59 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,614 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
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| URY914 |
Mar 9 2004, 07:00 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,614 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
welded...
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| Mark Henry |
Mar 9 2004, 08:38 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
Mueller I think you should look up the price on the pedal!
My OE Porsche pedal was $125canadian, which I thought was steep, but I found out I couldn’t get it much cheaper in the US once I paid shipping/exchange. In hindsight I could have repaired (more like modified) it with a piece of piano hinge, but it wouldn’t be as nice. |
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| seanery |
Mar 9 2004, 08:51 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,852 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
Isn't $125 Canadian about the same as $25 US (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)
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| IronHillRestorations |
Mar 9 2004, 10:04 PM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,719 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None
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As far as I know the original rubber hinged ones are NLA, anyone please correct me if I"m wrong.
The new 911 part works OK though, you just have to cut off the built in stop. It doesn't look like it'll hold up for a week, but it does. PK (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) I've got one in stock |
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| Rusty |
Mar 10 2004, 08:02 AM
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Wanted: Engine case GA003709 Group: Admin Posts: 7,941 Joined: 24-December 02 From: North Alabama Member No.: 6 Region Association: Galt's Gulch 
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Perry,
Got a pic/part number for the 911 unit? Curious what it looks like, not so I can shop elsewhere. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) -Rusty (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) |
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| Dave_Darling |
Mar 10 2004, 11:39 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,986 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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Looks just like the 914 pedal. Part number should be in the PET.
The Bird's part number is A-423-010-00 , so I believe that Der Official Part Number is 901.423.010.00 . --DD |
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| #1RAGE |
Mar 11 2004, 12:25 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: 7-May 03 From: Saskatoon, SK, Canada Member No.: 664 |
Thanks everyone (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)
So much good info. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) |
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| #1RAGE |
Apr 6 2004, 10:55 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: 7-May 03 From: Saskatoon, SK, Canada Member No.: 664 |
Oh wow. I swear accelerator pedals were about $25 at Pelican Parts last time I posted in this thread. Now they are $58! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) Anyone know where I can get a cheaper one?
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