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• Vanagon Clutch Pedal Rebuild - 87 Camper
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 09:53:24 -0500
  I've been getting a lot of strange noises from the clutch pedal lately. I oiled it a couple of months ago and it...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:55:13 -0700
  re Pump it a few times, hold pedal down, start, pedal sinks a little. This is normal for a booster check. with engine off...
• Re: Clutch pedal sticking when depressed-'88 Vanagon 4spd -
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 08:56:16 -0500
  ...On that machine, it turned out to be severe rust in the pedal assembly. I've never really looked deeply at the pedal mounting...
• Re: Pedal foolery
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 6 Sep 2016 17:52:26 -0700
  Send me the details on the LT pedal Roy. Alistair > On Sep 6, 2016, at 2:31 PM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNet.nb.ca...
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:24:14 -0700
  ...It happens commonly when the rivets/screws that are holding the gas pedal to the floor (just under the carpeting) loosen and the pedal...
• Re: Pedal foolery
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 6 Sep 2016 18:31:54 -0300
  ...I find all the pedals in the LT to be undersized … I think it is the tapered edges (the lower 1/3 to 1...
• Re: How to remove clutch pedal ???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:23:29 -0800
  Hi, First, you're going to remove the 'pedal assembly' not just the clutch pedal. ( if you did want to do that, cut a...
• Pedal foolery
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 6 Sep 2016 13:27:39 -0700
  I don't know about the rest of you, but for all the time I've owned a vanagon the gas pedal has bugged...
• Brake Pedal "Thud": Video (youtube)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:31:21 -0800
  ...Engine cold, "thud" heard (booster has vacuum) Vacuum dissapates, hard pedal. Engine started, pedal drops (normal). Last portion, thudding easier to hear. Video not...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 3 Dec 2022 12:58:05 -0800
  I had the very same problem on my van (gas pedal went flat with no connection)... a L shaped rod attached to the pedal...
• Clutch Pedal Repair
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:54:06 EDT
  ...I removed the clutch pedal and found the pin which holds the clevis to the clutch pedal was worn where it contacts the pedal...
• Re: Clutch - - -
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 08:27:13 -0700
  Welding and drilling worn clutch pedals is a common technique for the "no longer available" MGB pedals too. It is actually better than getting...
• Re: Pedal foolery
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Certa
  Wed, 7 Sep 2016 11:31:48 -0400
  ...The > left side of my foot would be hangin off the side of the pedal. No room to > shift foot over to the right...
• Re: Gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 12 Apr 2014 13:53:22 -0400
  David, why not do what many other folks have done with fly by wire pedals? Locate the pedal under the van somewhere or even...
• Re: Pedal foolery
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 6 Sep 2016 20:41:04 +0000
  ...The > left side of my foot would be hangin off the side of the pedal. No room to > shift foot over to the right...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Funk - Worn Pedal/Clevis Linkage
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 18:02:19 -0800
  ...There are four bolts that hold the pedal assembly bracket to the dashboard, all are accessable without going behind the pedal assembly. Two go...
• Re: How hard can you push a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 07:59:41 EDT
  Stan said: "...between Houston and Galveston, it's 35 miles of pedal to the metal traffic." Here in the Chicago area, it's pedal...
• brakes
  Historical mailing list - topdown
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 13:08:07 -0600
  ...If I press on the brake pedal just hard enough to slow down, the brake pedal will stay at that position, it will not...
• Clutch pedal sticking when depressed-'88 Vanagon 4spd -
  Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:33:14 -0800
  '88 Vanagon 4spd Recently everytime I press in the clutch pedal and release, the pedal only returns a few inches and sticks in place...
• Re: Eng. off/cold; brake pedal goes to floor. Eng. on/pump pedal; pedal height ok.
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 22:37:54 -0400
  ...snip... > But..... > > Cold in the morning engine off; brake pedal is easy to > push to floor. Pumping doesnt' seem to bring up pedal > height...
• Brake Question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 8 May 2001 02:55:43 -0700
  I'm noticing that my brake pedal seems to be going awfully close to the floor. Fluid level is normal. What seems to happen...
• clutch pedal adjustment procedure
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 20:30:36 -0700
  Hello, I search around the archives and couldn't find any step by step procedures for clutch pedal adjustment, so here's how I...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 29 May 2003 - Special issue (#2003-561)
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Thu, 29 May 2003 18:37:16 -0700
  subject: '82 westy brake pedal action just got a new brake job, fore and aft, and the feel of the brake pedal is a...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:50:05 -0800
  ...Took it out for a spin. > Does the pedal 'pump up'? i.e., if you mash it repeatedly does the travel > shorten/pedal become...
• Re: Pedal foolery
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 6 Sep 2016 14:20:30 -0700
  ...Pedal foolery I don't know about the rest of you, but for all the time I've owned a vanagon the gas pedal...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 10 Jun 2019 08:21:35 -0700
  hi Dean, - as I push down the clutch pedal, near the Beginning/Top - as I let the pedal up from the floor the clutch...
• Soft Brake Pedal
  Historical mailing list - J. Eric Pitman
  Fri, 28 May 1999 00:47:13 -0400
  Try Adjusting the rear brakes it should improve your pedal 100%, out of adjustment rear brakes make for a horrible pedal Eric P 84...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 10 Jun 2019 09:40:10 -0700
  ...hi Dean, - as I push down the clutch pedal, *the clutch release* near the Beginning/Top (1/3 travel from Top) - as I let...
• Brake Pedal Travel
  Historical mailing list - Cold Noses
  Wed, 15 Jul 2020 15:42:51 +0000
  Hi all, My brake pedal has begun to travel a lot before engaging.  My rear brakes are tight, fronts are in good shape, yet...
• Re: Pedal foolery
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 6 Sep 2016 15:04:12 -0600
  ...The >> left side of my foot would be hangin off the side of the pedal. No room to >> shift foot over to the right...
• Re: How to remove clutch pedal ???
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:30:23 -0800
  AFAIK, the pedal assembly for a manual transmission Vanagon can't be removed from the vehicle without removing one of the pedals first; the...
• Re: Pulsing Brake Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 16:37:08 +1200
  ...Pulsing pedal is chharacteristic of earlier ABS systems. Some T3s were so-equipped. >It could be something different but in my experience i have...
• Re: How to remove clutch pedal ???
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:02:08 -0800
  With the dash removed, and appropriate parts disconnected, I have removed the pedal cluster/bracket/booster as a unit without removing either pedal first...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Repair
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:17:10 -0700
  ...I removed the clutch pedal and found the > pin which holds the clevis to the clutch pedal was worn where it contacts the > pedal...
• Re: Gas Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 10:47:38 -0500
  John I found the part numbers for the OEM steel gas pedal rivits as I said the aluminum ones dont hold up N 904...
• Re: Replacing clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 17 Jan 2017 14:03:10 -0800
  Dan, I know some swear by pulling the pedal up and out without removing dash, but I don't find the dash removal that...
• Re: How to remove clutch pedal ???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:20:03 -0800
  ...How to remove clutch pedal ??? AFAIK, the pedal assembly for a manual transmission Vanagon can't be removed from the vehicle without removing one...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 10 Jun 2019 11:01:11 -0600
  Good description Dan & That scenario is about as Perfect as it gets for Clutch Release & Engage("Grab") durring Pedal Stroke ~ & if Your Other Van...
• Re: Clutch pedal sticking when depressed-'88 Vanagon 4spd -
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:50:19 -0700
  On 2/17/05 11:33 PM, "Barrett Willet" <barrettw@NVENTURE.COM> wrote: > '88 Vanagon 4spd > Recently everytime I press in the clutch pedal...
• Re: Low Brake Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:52:17 -0500
  If you pump the brakes, does the pedal come up to where you think it ought to be? Mike > On my 85 Wolfie Auto...
• Re: Help: Vanagon Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 10:39:26, -0500
  ...Made a pivot point in bottom of wood piece and a bracket bolted to floor behind gas pedal so when pulled foward, pedal would...
• Flapping accel pedal?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 14:00:39 -0500
  ...The VW parts guru says that there's a throttle pedal "reinforcer" in addition to the replacement pedal. Anybody installed on of these? Does...
• Re: How many Vanagon list members (and my brakes)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 09:40:26 -0600
  ...The pedal goes almost to the floor. If I pump them up, I can > lock up the wheels, but steady pressure and the pedal...
• Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Sat, 3 Dec 2022 15:42:22 -0500
  ...I was driving along and I lost tension on accelerator pedal on my ‘89. Luckily it was not the cable but the pedal itself...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:09:29 -0700
  ...Took it out for a spin. > > > > Does the pedal 'pump up'? i.e., if you mash it repeatedly does the > travel > > shorten/pedal become...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal problem, so I think....
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 01:41:25 -0400
  ...At the bottom of the pedal, it should be riveted to the floor. My 86's rivets recently failed, and the pedal was flopping...
• Re: more friday trivia..why are accel pedals on automatic vans reinforced with metal
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:21:48 -0800
  ...Auto tranny pedal Anyone else find the angle of the accelerator pedal more comfortable on long trips than the pedal in the stick shift...
• Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 18:06:00 -0700
  ...Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights > Scott wrote: > >> you could convert to a pedal activated switch ... >> where as soon as the pedal moves down even a...
• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 11 May 2009 22:16:20 -0400
  The accelerator pedal (251721511d) is $20 from the BusDepot. It attaches with simple pop rivets. You can make a temporary fix with a hinge...
• Removal of Pedals? A little help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 28 May 2001 19:46:56 -0700
  ...The picture shows an automatic pedal assembly. On page 30.8 (for Syncro) Bentley says "For repairs on foot pedals, remove instrument panel." From...
• Re: Mystery Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:29:49 EDT
  ...When the pedal is at rest (no brakes applied) the pedal arm pushes the switch "In", when the pedal is depressed, the action is...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:58:20 -0800
  ...Check pedal with engine off + vacuum gone and see if pedal is sinking. i.e. feels like a failed MC. Neil. On 3/23...
• Re: Clutch pedal sticking when depressed-'88 Vanagon 4spd -
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 06:32:50 -0800
  At 10:33 PM 2/17/2005 -0800, Barrett Willet wrote: >'88 Vanagon 4spd >Recently everytime I press in the clutch pedal and release...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:40:01 -0800
  ...Next day, the first pedal push gets pistons back out, second push, pedal a *little* higher. Brakes have always: - Locked up causing nose dive...
• Replacing clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:40:08 -0800
  hi all, the clutch pedal on my vanagon needs to replaced (too much free play)... according to my searches on the internet there are...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 9 Jun 2019 07:46:31 -0700
  ...The pedal has no play and has a consistant feel, shifting is good when I push it down, it has a god grab but...
• Re: How to remove clutch pedal ???
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:52:17 -0800
  ...why not just pull the booster and clutch/brake pedal assembly as a unit? IIRC, once you have all peripheral stuff removed, there are...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:40:55 -0700
  Does the booster hiss each time you pump the pedal with the motor running? When you pump the pedal after turning off the motor...
• Re: Odd Brake Bleeding issue in 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 16:57:37 -1000
  don't stroke the pedal fully to the floor.. half strokes only. pause at 'pedal up' . On 7/23/2015 4:05 PM, Jack...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:56:04 -0700
  You drove my '84 and used the brakes, no? On any car, the pedal should NEVER bottom out - you have a serious problem there...