Replacement Gas Pedal. - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

creep · 09-17-2010, 11:16 AM

I got a new stock style gas pedal and I know it bolts to the floor but I dont get how it's supposed to work. It is really solid and seems like once it's bolted down it wouldn't be flexible enough to work the throttle linkage properly. Is the pedal supposed to stay ridgid and rock on the floor or is it supposed to bolt down firmly ond flex where it bends up? I tried flexing it by hand and it felt like I was bending the metal inside.

shoei1993 · 09-17-2010, 06:35 PM

Is it like this one or is it the pop in one.

creep · 09-17-2010, 08:34 PM

Yeah, it's like the one in the pic.

shoei1993 · 09-17-2010, 10:04 PM

well there is ruber over the hing so you have to work it back a forth and it well losein up

markeb01 · 09-18-2010, 01:36 AM

Last time I bought a repro gas pedal the hinge area was very flexible when new. Sadly the steel liner in the pedal itself was very weak (unlike an OEM pedal) and the pedal bent in about 1/2" in the middle over a few months and had to be replaced. There isn't much in the way of quality control on a lot of these reproduction parts.

09-17-2010, 11:16 AM	#1
creep Registered Loser Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Elyria, OH Posts: 1,523	Replacement Gas Pedal. I got a new stock style gas pedal and I know it bolts to the floor but I dont get how it's supposed to work. It is really solid and seems like once it's bolted down it wouldn't be flexible enough to work the throttle linkage properly. Is the pedal supposed to stay ridgid and rock on the floor or is it supposed to bolt down firmly ond flex where it bends up? I tried flexing it by hand and it felt like I was bending the metal inside. __________________ ((..)) ((0)) '63 GMC lwb, 383, th350, lays frame, genuine patina. The Build Thread - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=374267 '88 Astro cargo bagged, shaved, phantom grille. SOLD '50 Chevy 2 door sedan awaiting attention. 2014 Silverado Ext cab, 5.3, daily driver.

09-17-2010, 06:35 PM	#2
shoei1993 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: stockton ca Posts: 26	Re: Replacement Gas Pedal. Is it like this one or is it the pop in one. Attached Images

09-17-2010, 08:34 PM	#3
creep Registered Loser Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Elyria, OH Posts: 1,523	Re: Replacement Gas Pedal. Yeah, it's like the one in the pic. __________________ ((..)) ((0)) '63 GMC lwb, 383, th350, lays frame, genuine patina. The Build Thread - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=374267 '88 Astro cargo bagged, shaved, phantom grille. SOLD '50 Chevy 2 door sedan awaiting attention. 2014 Silverado Ext cab, 5.3, daily driver.

09-17-2010, 10:04 PM	#4
shoei1993 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: stockton ca Posts: 26	Re: Replacement Gas Pedal. well there is ruber over the hing so you have to work it back a forth and it well losein up

09-18-2010, 01:36 AM	#5
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: Replacement Gas Pedal. Last time I bought a repro gas pedal the hinge area was very flexible when new. Sadly the steel liner in the pedal itself was very weak (unlike an OEM pedal) and the pedal bent in about 1/2" in the middle over a few months and had to be replaced. There isn't much in the way of quality control on a lot of these reproduction parts.

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