stevenelle Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Like others have posted recently, the clutch petal on my B2B and a B2C parts truck wobble badly on the shaft. Apparently a universal problem on these trucks. Is it possible and advisable to have a bushing installed in the hole? I have read the other solution mentioned (cutting a slot, welding on tabs and making a clamp). I am reluctant to try that unless several of you will verify that this is a good fix. What other solutions have some of you tried to remedy this situation? Thanks for any help or suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey beard Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 I have spent a lot of time studying the factory design of these pedals. The clutch problem you identified is sorta' strange, since the clutch pedal really does not pivot on the shaft, yet the eye hole wobbles out from the sheer wieght of the pedal itself. I'm the guy who had a pedal cut and clamp ears welded on. Works fine, but was quite expensive to do. If I had it to do over, I would put the clutch pedal on the shaft and pack the eye carefully with steel shim stock, then install the adjuster and tighten it on the shaft. Once rthe pedal is adjusted, the wobble would not be quite as bad if you packed the shims in tightly., After all, it does not move on the shaft - except to wobble sideways. JMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nile Limbaugh Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 It might be possible to drill through the pedal and the shaft at right angles to the wobble and drive in a rollpin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Parkhurst Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 I have the same problem so today i bought some flat sheet brass .005" thick and after i slid the clutch peddal on i used 4 1/4" wide strips inserted around the areas that were worn. I bent up the end i was pushing on, so it would give a place to hold. I left this bent area against the peddal and replaced the keeper. About 80% better. I found the brass flat stock at the hobby store. They had .005" .010" and .015" sheets. Just thought i would try it. Cost was $1.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey beard Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 The clutch pedal must be free to turn on the shaft, but this is true ONLY when the clutch pedal free play is being adjusted. Once set, the pedal always moves in concert with the shaft. You could pin it to the shaft then, juntil next adjustment is required. Quite a strange arrangement, to say the least. I really don't realize why a clutch pedal that does not move on its shaft should wear, but these really wobble out badly. I just looked at two 1 1/2 tonners, both of which had all the free side-to-side play the toe board would allow - even screeches when applied. I'm eager to learn how packing the pedal eye with shim stock will work. Might want to use steel shim stock instead of brass, cause I'm afraid the brass will hammer out soon. Please let us know - might be a good fix for many of us. I'm also amazed this topic has not come up here in the past year, except for my own questions to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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