I need to modify my brake peddle
Question:
Don’t know where to get it, but you should be able to get a brake arm that bolts to the steering column. You can then apply the brakes by pushing it forward with your hand. This can also be attatched to the throttle and when you pull it back, you accelerate. It was designed for people with little or no use of thier legs, and is easily installed,or removed for resale of the vehicle HTH JB "Hi, my name is Jim, and I am a Joeaholic"
Response:
The pedal is removable, but if it is possible for you to do the modifications in the truck, you might find that to be easier than trying to remove the pedal to do them. Basically, you just have to remove the stoplamp switch, remove the pushrod pin (for the rod that pushes your master cylinder), and remove the pivot bolt at the very top of the shaft. Once these are out, the shaft and pedal can be removed from the truck. Unfortunately, actually fitting human hands (especially with tools in them) all the way up behind the dash from underneath to remove these items is probably more of a pain than just cutting your pedal while it is in the truck. Another thought, instead of cutting your pedal: Have you looked at the brake pedal on a manual trans truck to see if it is narrower? I was driving a ‘99 5-speed for a while, but I can’t remember if the brake pedal was full width or only half width to provide extra clearance for the clutch pedal. Mike – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Do due an injury I have no left knee and a four inch lift on my left shoe. > My 2000 Silverado is the most comfortable vehicle I have had in sixteen > years, but every once in a while when I try to stop the brake is up against > the lift on my shoe. I’m afraid that at some point this will happen when I > need to stop fast and I won’t have time to get my foot out of the way. > What I would like to do is cut the peddle flush to the vertical shaft that > comes down from under the dash. Does anyone know how much work it would be > to remove that vertical shaft so I cut the peddle out of the truck? I would > also want to be able to install a new one if I were to sell the truck. > Al
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I got no "private reply", but I really don’t care. Keep your spam off this newsgroup. Just because you had a bad experience with your dealer and truck doesn’t mean everyone will… Tony Kimmell Normal, IL "Injection is nice, but I’d rather be BLOWN" 86 Chevy C-10 68 Chevy C-20 79 Ford F-250
Response:
Private reply? This is a newsgroup, idiot. Take your jihad against GM, and shove it up your ass. What the hell does a dude with a funky shoe have to do with a truck being a lemon? What’s next? When I pick my nose, while going over bumps, it starts to bleed. My truck must be a lemon. You are a fool, and you are full of shit. I bet, while jacking off, you can switch hands and gain a stoke. Now, go fuck a potted plant.
>find out about lemon GMC’S
http://agmlemon.freeservers.com/index.html – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->"AL" > Dude, nobody cares about your stupid page. The guy’s question had nothing to > do with his truck being a lemon. > We have some dumb bastards on this newsgroup, let me tell you… > Tony Kimmell > Normal, IL > "Injection is nice, but I’d rather be BLOWN" > 86 Chevy C-10 > 68 Chevy C-20 > 79 Ford F-250
Response:
You talkin to me punk? Take your little Ford drivin ass out of here! I’m doing a service by telling people to beware of GMC’S lack of customer service, so fuck off bucko!
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Private reply? This is a newsgroup, idiot. Take your jihad > against GM, and shove it up your ass. > What the hell does a dude with a funky shoe have to do with > a truck being a lemon? What’s next? When I pick my nose, > while going over bumps, it starts to bleed. My truck must be > a lemon. > You are a fool, and you are full of shit. I bet, while jacking off, > you can switch hands and gain a stoke. > Now, go fuck a potted plant. > >find out about lemon GMC’S > http://agmlemon.freeservers.com/index.html > >"AL" > Dude, nobody cares about your stupid page. The guy’s question had nothing > to > do with his truck being a lemon. > We have some dumb bastards on this newsgroup, let me tell you… > Tony Kimmell > Normal, IL > "Injection is nice, but I’d rather be BLOWN" > 86 Chevy C-10 > 68 Chevy C-20 > 79 Ford F-250
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I was trying to help others who own the 99-00 GMC trucks. The site I posted wasn’t mine. But I did have problem and got rid of it. If you guys don’t have anything better to do that flame me, then you’re probably FORD owners god forbid. fuck off!
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Private reply? This is a newsgroup, idiot. Take your jihad > against GM, and shove it up your ass. > What the hell does a dude with a funky shoe have to do with > a truck being a lemon? What’s next? When I pick my nose, > while going over bumps, it starts to bleed. My truck must be > a lemon. > You are a fool, and you are full of shit. I bet, while jacking off, > you can switch hands and gain a stoke. > Now, go fuck a potted plant. > >find out about lemon GMC’S > http://agmlemon.freeservers.com/index.html > >"AL" > Dude, nobody cares about your stupid page. The guy’s question had nothing > to > do with his truck being a lemon. > We have some dumb bastards on this newsgroup, let me tell you… > Tony Kimmell > Normal, IL > "Injection is nice, but I’d rather be BLOWN" > 86 Chevy C-10 > 68 Chevy C-20 > 79 Ford F-250
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> >find out about lemon GMC’S
http://agmlemon.freeservers.com/index.html – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->"AL" > Dude, nobody cares about your stupid page. The guy’s question had nothing to > do with his truck being a lemon. > We have some dumb bastards on this newsgroup, let me tell you… > Tony Kimmell > Normal, IL > "Injection is nice, but I’d rather be BLOWN" > 86 Chevy C-10 > 68 Chevy C-20 > 79 Ford F-250
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If you take the rubber pad off the pedal and cut the metal plate narrower it would be a good idea to weld a piece of expanded metal to the pedal surface so a wet shoe dosen’t slip on the smooth metal. This should even pass safety in most areas. This can be done with the pedal in the truck. A replacement pedal assy. shoud be available in most wrecking yards at a resonable price when you want to sell the truck. Eric..
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> The pedal is removable, but if it is possible for you to do the modifications > in the truck, you might find that to be easier than trying to remove the pedal > to do them. > Basically, you just have to remove the stoplamp switch, remove the putrid pin > (for the rod that pushes your master cylinder), and remove the pivot bolt at > the very top of the shaft. Once these are out, the shaft and pedal can be > removed from the truck. Unfortunately, actually fitting human hands > (especially with tools in them) all the way up behind the dash from underneath > to remove these items is probably more of a pain than just cutting your pedal > while it is in the truck. > Another thought, instead of cutting your pedal: Have you looked at the brake > pedal on a manual trans truck to see if it is narrower? I was driving a ‘99 > 5-speed for a while, but I can’t remember if the brake pedal was full width or > only half width to provide extra clearance for the clutch pedal. > Mike > Do due an injury I have no left knee and a four inch lift on my left shoe. > My 2000 Silverado is the most comfortable vehicle I have had in sixteen > years, but every once in a while when I try to stop the brake is up against > the lift on my shoe. I’m afraid that at some point this will happen when I > need to stop fast and I won’t have time to get my foot out of the way. > What I would like to do is cut the peddle flush to the vertical shaft that > comes down from under the dash. Does anyone know how much work it would be > to remove that vertical shaft so I cut the peddle out of the truck? I would > also want to be able to install a new one if I were to sell the truck. > Al
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>find out about lemon GMC’S http://agmlemon.freeservers.com/index.html >"AL"
Dude, nobody cares about your stupid page. The guy’s question had nothing to do with his truck being a lemon. We have some dumb bastards on this newsgroup, let me tell you… Tony Kimmell Normal, IL "Injection is nice, but I’d rather be BLOWN" 86 Chevy C-10 68 Chevy C-20 79 Ford F-250
Response:
The pedal is removable, but if it is possible for you to do the modifications in the truck, you might find that to be easier than trying to remove the pedal to do them. Basically, you just have to remove the stoplamp switch, remove the putrid pin (for the rod that pushes your master cylinder), and remove the pivot bolt at the very top of the shaft. Once these are out, the shaft and pedal can be removed from the truck. Unfortunately, actually fitting human hands (especially with tools in them) all the way up behind the dash from underneath to remove these items is probably more of a pain than just cutting your pedal while it is in the truck. Another thought, instead of cutting your pedal: Have you looked at the brake pedal on a manual trans truck to see if it is narrower? I was driving a ‘99 5-speed for a while, but I can’t remember if the brake pedal was full width or only half width to provide extra clearance for the clutch pedal. Mike – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Do due an injury I have no left knee and a four inch lift on my left shoe. > My 2000 Silverado is the most comfortable vehicle I have had in sixteen > years, but every once in a while when I try to stop the brake is up against > the lift on my shoe. I’m afraid that at some point this will happen when I > need to stop fast and I won’t have time to get my foot out of the way. > What I would like to do is cut the peddle flush to the vertical shaft that > comes down from under the dash. Does anyone know how much work it would be > to remove that vertical shaft so I cut the peddle out of the truck? I would > also want to be able to install a new one if I were to sell the truck. > Al
Response:
THE QUESTION HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TRUCK BEING A LEMON! I think we’ve all seen your page by now, I understand you have hards feelings toward GM because of the experience you’ve had with your truck. However, just because someone asked a question about a 99+ Chevy Silverado or GMC Sierra doesn’t mean they have a problem with it. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > find out about lemon GMC’S http://agmlemon.freeservers.com/index.html > Do due an injury I have no left knee and a four inch lift on my left shoe. > My 2000 Silverado is the most comfortable vehicle I have had in sixteen > years, but every once in a while when I try to stop the brake is up > against > the lift on my shoe. I’m afraid that at some point this will happen when I > need to stop fast and I won’t have time to get my foot out of the way. > What I would like to do is cut the peddle flush to the vertical shaft that > comes down from under the dash. Does anyone know how much work it would be > to remove that vertical shaft so I cut the peddle out of the truck? I > would > also want to be able to install a new one if I were to sell the truck. > Al
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Response:
The pedal is removable, but if it is possible for you to do the modifications in the truck, you might find that to be easier than trying to remove the pedal to do them. Basically, you just have to remove the stoplamp switch, remove the putrid pin (for the rod that pushes your master cylinder), and remove the pivot bolt at the very top of the shaft. Once these are out, the shaft and pedal can be removed from the truck. Unfortunately, actually fitting human hands (especially with tools in them) all the way up behind the dash from underneath to remove these items is probably more of a pain than just cutting your pedal while it is in the truck. Another thought, instead of cutting your pedal: Have you looked at the brake pedal on a manual trans truck to see if it is narrower? I was driving a ‘99 5-speed for a while, but I can’t remember if the brake pedal was full width or only half width to provide extra clearance for the clutch pedal. Mike – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Do due an injury I have no left knee and a four inch lift on my left shoe. > My 2000 Silverado is the most comfortable vehicle I have had in sixteen > years, but every once in a while when I try to stop the brake is up against > the lift on my shoe. I’m afraid that at some point this will happen when I > need to stop fast and I won’t have time to get my foot out of the way. > What I would like to do is cut the peddle flush to the vertical shaft that > comes down from under the dash. Does anyone know how much work it would be > to remove that vertical shaft so I cut the peddle out of the truck? I would > also want to be able to install a new one if I were to sell the truck. > Al
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Do due an injury I have no left knee and a four inch lift on my left shoe. My 2000 Silverado is the most comfortable vehicle I have had in sixteen years, but every once in a while when I try to stop the brake is up against the lift on my shoe. I’m afraid that at some point this will happen when I need to stop fast and I won’t have time to get my foot out of the way. What I would like to do is cut the peddle flush to the vertical shaft that comes down from under the dash. Does anyone know how much work it would be to remove that vertical shaft so I cut the peddle out of the truck? I would also want to be able to install a new one if I were to sell the truck. Al
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find out about lemon GMC’S http://agmlemon.freeservers.com/index.html
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Do due an injury I have no left knee and a four inch lift on my left shoe. > My 2000 Silverado is the most comfortable vehicle I have had in sixteen > years, but every once in a while when I try to stop the brake is up against > the lift on my shoe. I’m afraid that at some point this will happen when I > need to stop fast and I won’t have time to get my foot out of the way. > What I would like to do is cut the peddle flush to the vertical shaft that > comes down from under the dash. Does anyone know how much work it would be > to remove that vertical shaft so I cut the peddle out of the truck? I would > also want to be able to install a new one if I were to sell the truck. > Al
