Cheap pedal bushing

[48ply1stcar]

About six or seven weeks ago I finally tired of my clutch pedal scraping on the floor board. So I removed the lock clip, loosened the master cylinder and pulled off the pedal.

As most of you know you can’t buy a replacement pedal bushing. So there I was with the pedal in my hand and a dumb look on my face. Here’s my solution.

You know when you go to your local hardware store and you see a K&S Engineering display box of various tubes and shapes of brass and copper. Well I called K&S and they told me that I could buy a brass tube from there Special Shapes Division. So I brought a foot of brass tubing with in a 13/16 inch OD and a .029 wall thickness, TT826http://www.specialshapes.com/round029.html ($10 & 6 S&H). I polished the first 2 inches so I wouldn’t have to polish it later. Then cut it to length with a pipe cutter, I cut a 7/8  inch wide section from the length, and drilled a hole at the grease fitting. It fits perfectly. I haven’t had the car on the road yet so I’ll report back later.  As of Summer of 2018 it works fine.

 

http://www.ksmetals.com/

Edited December 4, 2018 by 48ply1stcar
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[old rat 49]

I've used their brass for many uses such as rebushing carb's. Check your local hobby shop.

[tanner]

Fantastic.  There is always another way to skin a cat if you are determined to find it.  As one of my teachers was fond of saying, "The near impossible we do in a couple of hours; the impossible takes a little longer." Thanks for the share.

[Los_Control]

Thread seems 10 years old, but  https://dcmclassics.com/suspension-parts/304-br-563-brake-clutch-pedal-bushing.html

 

[plymouthcranbrook]

1 hour ago, tanner said:

Fantastic.  There is always another way to skin a cat if you are determined to find it.  As one of my teachers was fond of saying, "The near impossible we do in a couple of hours; the impossible takes a little longer." Thanks for the share.

Navy Seabees

January 2, 2014 · 

 

The difficult we do at once, the impossible takes a little longer.
~U.S. Navy Seabees