Firewall Mounted Brake cylinder positioning
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I did it the low $ easy (for me) way; like most, my pedal was too far to the left, so I took off the existing rubber pad and bolted a 3/16 or 1/4"? extension piece of flat steel to the existing pedal with 2 good size short bolts. Is is the height of the old pedal but longer on the right side, of course.
I then customized the extension to just the right distance from the gas pedal, notching a little around the column, etc. and covered the extension piece with a tread piece from an old dirt bike tire and tied this to the extension with a bunch of thick black plastic ties.
Great surface, fits the extension perfectly, and you can't see the ties since everything is black and it isn't going anywhere. Won't win a prize but works extremely well, is cheap, and can be modified at any time if necessary, as in if you change your gas pedal linkage, which I did.
I then customized the extension to just the right distance from the gas pedal, notching a little around the column, etc. and covered the extension piece with a tread piece from an old dirt bike tire and tied this to the extension with a bunch of thick black plastic ties.
Great surface, fits the extension perfectly, and you can't see the ties since everything is black and it isn't going anywhere. Won't win a prize but works extremely well, is cheap, and can be modified at any time if necessary, as in if you change your gas pedal linkage, which I did.
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Originally Posted by Huntsman
I can only suggest that if someone other than you will ever drive the truck, put the pedal in a more conventional position where a right-footed driver can find it without searching. In a panic situation, muscle memory replaces thinking.
Vern
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