brake pedal "at rest" position

[ggdad1951]

Below is a picture of my pedals, the brake just seems to be way to far towards the rear of the truck, and I have a ton of throw till I actually contact the MC piston. Is this as simple as adjusting the rod/nut length? It's been reset to the same spot as when I took it all apart.

[Merle Coggins]

It's possible that it'll need some adjustment, but first you need to have your cab installed. The cab floor becomes the stop for the pedal and will likely reduce the stroke length.

Merle

[Dave72dt]

It should end up with the same height as the clutch pedal. You need the cab on for final stop and adjust the rod accordingly for free play for both clutch and brake pedals.

[ggdad1951]

ok, thanks guys! Was wondering if that was a potential "fix" having the cab on.

[John-T-53]

Mine are like yours, with the clutch slightly back, both touching the floor panel where it angles up. After the floors are in, the position of your engine (front to back) will affect the brake pedal position, in addition to the adjustment on the brake rod/clevis.

What's most important is that the pedals are adjusted so they work correctly. You'll likely be visiting this area frequently when you first get your truck on the road.

[grey beard]

GoDad,

If you look in Doh Bunn's B Seried Dodge book at the factory photos, you will see that all these trucks have the same arrangemjent as your vehicle. When I got mine, the PO had bolted a piece of oak 2 x 4 to the clutch pedall to make 'em even. I got so tired of raising my leg way up to avoid the front seat edge every time I used my brakes that I fabbed up a rubber bumper for the floor board to hit the brake pedal and stop its return at a point about the same as the clutch pedal. This made the truck much more enjoyable to drive.

If you do this mod, please know that you must also readjust your master cylinder push rod length - make it shorter - so there is still some amounjt of free play at the top of the pedal travel, once you've established the new stop point for the pedal return.

Also, the dust seals on your clutch/brake pedals are designhed to hit the floor each time your pedals are released - they move with the pedals. If you change the stop point for your pedal to return, these seals will no longer work as they were designed, unless you move them up and retain them with a hose clamp so they again hit the floor and seal as they were desiged to do.

It is important that every Pilothouse owner realizes there is a grease zerk on ther brtake pedal bsdhing. When it is not lubed regularly the bushing wears out and they are no fun whatsoever to change.

P.S. They're all just like yours unless they've been corrected, like mine is.