Fiddy B2C Posted August 30, 2022 Report Posted August 30, 2022 Hello all, it’s been forever since I’ve been on…life got busier…. Anyway, I’m doing some work on my ‘50 B2C and I’ve got a gas pedal that has a ton of lateral movement. The push rod that connects the pedal to the linkage has no bushing at the linkage connection. The rod just has a loop at the end that fits over the linkage and is pinned in place. Is this how it was meant to be? I feel like there should be some kind of bushing in there to take up the slack and prevent lateral movement. I guess it may be like that and the original pedal is just worn out and allowing side to side movement? Any thoughts or guidance is greatly appreciate. Thanks in advance… Quote
Solution Merle Coggins Posted August 30, 2022 Solution Report Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) There are no bushings in the throttle linkage. It was just considered a maintenance item to add a couple drops of oil to the joints periodically. However, if you have lateral movement of the throttle pedal you probably have an issue with the 2 ball studs that mount the heal of the pedal. These should keep your pedal from moving sideways. Edited August 30, 2022 by Merle Coggins Quote
Fiddy B2C Posted August 30, 2022 Author Report Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) Merle, I kind of thought that was the situation, thanks for confirming. The lower ball studs are in great shape and tight as should be. In this case, I have the original pedal and the lower sockets are worn down exposing the metal, which is apparently the cause of the movement. Pedals are in abundance, which parts house is best to get a pedal from…DCM, Roberts, MoparParts, or Vic’s Garage, or Andy Bernbaum? Do you recommend anyone? Edited August 31, 2022 by Fiddy B2C Quote
Merle Coggins Posted August 30, 2022 Report Posted August 30, 2022 I have a pedal that I got many years ago, I believe from Roberts. It is very light duty compared to original pedals. It'll bend rather easily, but it's worked well for me over the past 15 years. Quote
kencombs Posted August 30, 2022 Report Posted August 30, 2022 I will be making a pedal for mine. Either a hardware hinge or a couple of rod ends. Not sure which. Actually it’s not the pedal I’ll make as it is ok. Just needs a new/better hinge point as the entire linkage from there to the carb is custom. Due to my modified 2bbl manifold .. Quote
Merle Coggins Posted August 31, 2022 Report Posted August 31, 2022 A friend, and former forum member, had a truck with this throttle pedal ‘modification’. He has since sold this truck 2 Quote
John-T-53 Posted September 4, 2022 Report Posted September 4, 2022 I replaced my original pedal with a Roberts one back in 2008, plus or minus a year. Now it has come time to replace it again due the the rubber at the lower ball studs deteriorating. It has been in regular use all these years. Quote
Fiddy B2C Posted September 4, 2022 Author Report Posted September 4, 2022 (edited) 54 minutes ago, John-T-53 said: I replaced my original pedal with a Roberts one back in 2008, plus or minus a year. Now it has come time to replace it again due the the rubber at the lower ball studs deteriorating. It has been in regular use all these years. Vic’s has one for $28. In the write up, they say it is well made and won’t bend like their competition…I’ll give them a try… Edited September 4, 2022 by Fiddy B2C 1 1 Quote
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