1935 Ford Accelerator Pedal Replacement

[HenryCarl]

I also posted this in the EFV8 forum. I hope I'm not stepping on toes...but I need help.

I thought I had solved this. I thought wrong. I replaced my old pedal (1935 Ford Coupe) with one that reflected a problem that could be fixed, and indeed was later during the run. The hole on the backside for the link was moved closer to the edge, giving the gas pedal more room not to be squashed during braking.

I took the old pedal off and saw that there's a rounded knob that fits in the pedal rubber socket. The new pedal...I cannot get that knob in. I was going to try, and perhaps will try to undo the link under the hood. It's a straight rod.

Is there a method to get that old knob into the new pedal without taking the link apart? Or if not, does anyone have a way to undo the link?

Thank you. I'm thinking my garage needs an air conditioner.

Jim

 

[JM 35 Sedan]

What I've done to get those together was lightly clamp vise grip pliers to straight shank area of what you're calling a knob, close to where it comes through the floorboard, on the inside of car. Smear a little vaseline on the knob and on the hole in back of peddle where knob enters. Locate the top of knob on hole in back of peddle and push down on peddle. Knob should go into the hole. Then wipe off any excess Vaseline that might be on the back of accelerator peddle.

 

[HenryCarl]

The hardest part was discovering we had a small jar of vaseline. Well, and a determined push by hand to keep the shank hole bound. A charmed fix. Thank you.