Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 5+: 60 results shown for pedal.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: clutch pedal wear
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 1 Feb 2011 19:47:54 -0800
  ...The pedal should come out below. But I still say, if you have dash off anyway, pull the pedal assembly as a unit :) Its...
• no clutch pedal resistance & no clutch engaging
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
  Tue, 26 Dec 2000 11:08:15 -0800
  Hi, after a month of sitting idle in Juneau winter temps, the clutch has suddenly ceased to engage when I press the pedal of...
• Re: variable brake pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Mon, 1 Nov 2004 06:11:12 +0000
  ...This will cause you to have to pump the pedal a bit to get a firm pedal. Then after you stop the pedal will...
• Re: Help...Brake Question
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 09:48:13 -0700
  ...manual [bracketed comments mine]: "Test the m/c by holding the pedal down hard with the car stopped and the engine running. The pedal...
• What's wrong with my brakes?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 14:32:05 -0800
  I can push the brake pedal to the floor and nothing happens. My TriStar sat for about 3 years and when I went to...
• Re: Accelarator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 10 May 2002 08:10:21 -0600
  ...Accelarator Pedal > > My pedal is kind of hard to push down, is this normal or are there some things > I could try to loosen...
• Re: Cleavis pin fixed, but now....!!!!
  Historical mailing list - A Brandy Psmythe
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 16:10:20 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The problem is, when the motor is OFF I do not have to press the clutch pedal to switch gears. When the motor is...
• Accelarator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Fri, 10 May 2002 09:05:39 -0400
  My pedal is kind of hard to push down, is this normal or are there some things I could try to loosen it up...
• Re: New brakes and pedal question
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Wed, 10 Sep 2014 10:24:54 -0700
  Since the distance traveled by the calipers is very minimal, the somewhat larger caliper pistons shouldn't be noticeable in the pedal height. I...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Funk - Worn Pedal/Clevis Linkage
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 04:15:56 -0800
  ...The clevis pin and the corresponding hole in the clutch pedal were worn. I ended up enlarging the hole on the pedal and fitting...
• Re: Accel. cable changed, still sticky
  Historical mailing list - Tim Vogelin
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 14:26:57 -0600
  ...I finally figured out that there was a build up of ice and slush and stuff in the carpet around the pedal and that...
• Re: Brake pedal fades to floor at stops
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 14 May 2008 08:40:14 -0700
  ...But I noticed today when I am at a > stop and I have my foot resting on the brake pedal it slowly fades till...
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:34:11 -0500
  ...off/cold; brake pedal goes to floor. Eng. on/pump pedal; pedal height ok." > > "Brake problem (Long. Am at wits end. Archives down. Please...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 15:12:40 -0800
  ...Then you can unbolt the booster and pedal assembly as a unit...........pull it up toward you.......... then remove the booster from the pedal...
• Re: Pedal action migrating towards the floor (clutch)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:27:05 -0800
  Thanks, I'll check while I am at the slave, to see if that lever has slipped...The pedal action feels ok, just weak...
• Re: how is the gas pedal affixed?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:24:49 -0400
  ...how is the gas pedal affixed? > > Related to this - the pedal attach point is a place where water > accumulates - from rain, snow - what have...
• 1.9 engine HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 18:47:02 -0800
  ...The first- When driving the van on the freeway going around 60mph on flat surface with the pedal pushed down about 30% it starts...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:10:43 -0800
  ...The clutch pedal has a short linkage between it and the clutch > master cylinder. This linkage connects to a hole in the pedal lever...
• brake pedal slow returning to resting position
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 22:47:29 -0300
  I have been having an intermitent problem with my brake pedal. When I press on it the brakes work fine but sometimes it is...
• Brake Warning Light Behavior
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 25 Nov 2014 05:53:24 -0800
  ...When I step on the brake pedal, the warning light goes dark. The brake pedal feels normal, so I don't think one of...
• Re: Rear brakes frustration
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:40:50 -0500
  Mushy pedals means there is air in the system. It sounds like its also still out of adjustment, as that determines where te pedal...
• re EV clutch ped. tension spring
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Mar 1996 23:44:43 -0700
  > >could one of my fellow EVers w/ stick shift tell me where the >upper anchor point for the clutch pedal tension spring is? >i...
• Re: Brake booster troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 20:52:49 +0000
  > A check for assist can be made by first depressing the pedal several > times with the engine off to make sure that no vacuum...
• Re: clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Tue, 12 Apr 2005 14:27:21 -0700
  ...Any suggestions other than replacing pedal assy? wait untill it wears thru? TIA
• Re: New brakes and pedal question
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 9 Sep 2014 11:17:05 -1000
  Do the big brake kit's calipers have larger pistons than stock ? that would account for more brake pedal travel. Since pads ride 'just...
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:21:02 -0800
  ...off/cold; brake pedal goes to floor. Eng. on/pump pedal; > pedal height ok." > > "Brake problem (Long. Am at wits end. Archives down. Please...
• Re: Syncro Clutch Cross Shaft problems
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 28 Nov 2010 15:31:04 -0800
  the rock hard pedal can be at the clutch pedal end of the system... just due to the weird geometry of things with the...
• SYNCRO PANEL VAN-mileage questionable
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:26:19 -0500
  ...I couldn't help but notice the wear on the rubber pedal pedal covers and be suspect of the odometer reading. My 90 Westfalia...
• Re: no clutch pedal resistance & no clutch engaging
  Historical mailing list - David McClelland
  Tue, 26 Dec 2000 17:42:51 -0500
  ...no clutch pedal resistance & no clutch engaging >Hi, after a month of sitting idle in Juneau winter temps, the clutch has >suddenly ceased to...
• Re: wierd brake stuff :-(
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 23:30:04 -0800
  ...When I >press the brake pedal in, it goes down quite far and the brakes do not grip >as >they should. When I push...
• Re: Change in clutch pedal play
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Dec 2006 19:30:58 +0000
  ...Change in clutch pedal play To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Hi All, > > I don't know if I am imagining this but it really...
• Brake pedal problem
  Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
  Sun, 28 Jun 1998 08:19:44 -0500
  ...It is usually short after the 2nd successive stroke of the pedal, could it be that the brake master is failing,air in the...
• cruise control switches?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 10:57:33 -0800
  Does anyone have a set of the cruise control clutch and brake pedal mounts and the tabs for the pedals that they might want...
• Re: Neils Brakes: "What Me Worry?" (WAS: pedal feel)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:21:25 -0800
  ...I > also have the 'sinking' pedal feeling when holding under heavy pressure. One > difference I can think of is that my 'pedal travel' issue...
• Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:39:37 -0400
  ...If you pump the pedal a lot with the engine off, the vacuum booster will stop working, making it harder to build up the...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sat, 8 Jun 2019 14:35:02 -0700
  ...of my van has a long clutch pedal travel - the clutch grab at 3/4 of > pedal travel. On my other van it's...
• Mushy brake pedal
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Mon, 4 May 1998 08:44:20 -0400
  My brake pedal goes about half way down sits there for a split second then drops almost to the floor. They've been bleed...
• dash removal, heater core flush, pedal assembly work
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 1 Feb 2011 17:29:14 -0800
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/vanagon-dash-removal-pedal-assembly-repair-and-heater-core-flush/ alistair
• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 11 May 2009 23:48:44 -0230
  What is the gas pedal actually supposed to attach to at the bottom end? All I can see from poking around is that it...
• Re: Harmonic clutch
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:58:50 -0700
  ...Depress the pedal, then let it up. If you hear the sound while pedal down, and/or while on it's way up, this...
• Odd Brake Bleeding issue in 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 22:05:22 -0400
  ...The odd issue is that we have pressure on the pedal and pump 3 times, open the bleeder and fluid with comes out as...
• Re: Brake booster?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 Jun 2014 00:44:52 -0400
  Doing what it should, helping you push the pedal down. Dennis, From my phone. ________________________________ From: David Parsons<mailto:bugnut1@COMCAST.NET> Sent: ‎6/‎1...
• Brake pedal return spring
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 16:58:13 -0700
  ...http://web.mac.com/tubaneil/iWeb/Site%205/Brake_pedal_spring.html the correct postion for the upper end of return spring? Or should...
• Re: Neils Brakes: "What Me Worry?" (WAS: pedal feel)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:50:05 -0800
  ...FWIW, my pedal is super hard w/o booster assist. Thanks for checking your pedal! Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http...
• Master Cylinder Diagnose
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:19:30 -0800
  ...Pedal is hard and there is no pumping needed to stop but if pedal remains depressed, eg such as waiting at a stop light...
• Re: Help Please, Lost Brakes :-(
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Jun 2012 19:38:57 -0700
  ...the pedal went > straight to the floor. > > I pumped the brake pedal and got pressure back when attempting to > depress the pedal but then...
• Re: adjusting brake pedal free play
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:28:58 -0400
  Remember that the pedal is not connected directly to the master. I would just install the master and then if there is a problem...
• Re: Pulsating Break Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Fri, 31 May 2002 07:58:23 -0500
  ...The pulsing pedal is more than likley due to the drums and shoes needing replacement--- Its usually a good idea to do both ends...
• turn signal trouble when hitting brake pedal
  Historical mailing list - mykarmann
  Sat, 8 Nov 2003 10:54:35 -0500
  Hello all In my 86 gl the turn signals work fine but when I apply the brake pedal other lights flash at a faster...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:07:48 -0700
  "Also do not step on the accelerator pedal when starting, this causes flooding." I thought the ECU controlled how much fuel the injectors spray...
• Re: Interesting question about rear wheel cylinders
  Historical mailing list - daryl l christensen
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 21:01:01 -0800
  ...spring and a lower brake pedal when installed--the German ones had an inch or so higher pedal consistently...FWIW.. Daryl of AA Transaxle...
• Clutch slave cylinder only 3/4" travel length?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 00:19:29 -0700
  ...I noticed my clutch pedal goes all the way to the floor. Is this normal? Slave cylinder total travel (clutch pedal up to pedal...
• Re: Clutch pedal won't go to floor
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:26:44 -0700
  ...Clutch pedal won't go to floor Hi to all, As you see on the headline, the pedal won't go to the floor...
• Re: New brakes and pedal question
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:15:16 -0400
  ...However, the larger bore means more clamping force for a given pressure so while the pedal may travel further you will get more braking...
• Fw: Brakes-
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Fri, 25 Apr 2014 11:06:08 -0500
  ...Brakes- >the first pedal-push is smooshy and close to the floor. The second pedal >push seems to "pump it up" and feel higher.
• Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:49:45 +0000
  On my Vanagon (88) there are switched on both the brake and clutch pedals for the cruise control. I know this because they are...
• Re: Low Brake Pedal, Caliper Piston Movement.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 00:14:27 -0700
  ...If the pedal is hard then the hydraulics are > OK. > Push on the pedal and ten start the engine. The pedal should pull down...
• Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:56:08 -0400
  Those aren't electrical switches on the 2 pedals on the factory cruise setup. They're vacuum release valves, in parallel with the cruise...
• Re: 87 GL Power Brake Problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 15:00:23 -0700
  The brake pedal on my 87 GL has started "going to the floor" -- I was wondering if you step on the pedal fast and...
• mushy brake pedal
  Historical mailing list - rob passehl
  Thu, 27 May 1999 09:24:56 PDT
  ...i recently purchased it, so i checked my brakes because the pedal seemed to depress too far. the front pads look good. couldn't...