whacked by e-brake pedal?
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whacked by e-brake pedal?
i just went to move my truck in the garage to pull the exhaust manifolds to fix some cracks and i pulled the brake release and the sombitch flew up and whacked the crap outta my nuckels and it drew blood. i have seen other trucks with a stop like most cars that stops the pedal from flyin up and hitting tha dash or what ever is in the way, mind dont have one and before now i have been smart enough to move my hand but this time i didnt and i really need to fix it cause that sucker hurt. any ideas on what i could do?
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i was sitting in the seat.... not cars and trucks have a stop that stops it from coming up and hitting the bottom of the dash they stop it about 4inches away mine comes up and hits the dash adn then is sitting parallel to the floor. and about the whacked in the head thing that was the 1st thing that came to mind after it whacked my nuckes, i was thinking i feel sorry for the person that didnt think and pulled it while they were working under the dash.
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My 77 has a stop on it. It doesn't come all the way up and hit the dash. It does come up with some force though, I can imagine how it felt. I was putting the crossmember back on my truck last night and the socket came off the the nut and I whacked myself in the chin, luckily it was with the back of my hand and not the wrench.
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ya it hurt like hell but it wasnt as bad as torqueing down the intake manifold on my uncles chebby and havein the socket let go and my ring finger finding itself squished between the alternator and torque wrench.
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ya mine has to be broken cause it came all the way up and whacked my nuckes on its way 2 the bottom of the dash.
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I looked at my pedal and there is a stop riveted or welded to the side of the lever. You could get away with a heavy bolt nutted on both sides. Maybe insulate the bolt with some fuel line to absorb some of the force.
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How about a warning sticker in case someone borrows the truck? I could see my Dad borrowing my truck and that thing wacking him in the hand when he releases the emergency brake. Of course, it could be a removable sign in case the father-in-law borrows it.
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anyone know how to take the stupid pedal assembly out....mines just sitting there and hasnt been hooked dup in two years...it sjust dead weight.
i looked at it and it looks like its riveted? to the firewall and bolted to the dash?
i looked at it and it looks like its riveted? to the firewall and bolted to the dash?
