This is very much a one-off, but thought I'd mention it.
I recently found my accelerator pedal was reluctant to return and quite baulky, and on inspection, I discovered that some soundproofing material was displaced from the front bulkhead and was hanging down to foul the clip and cable. In this case, it's probably because the car has had full dashboard-out work in the past.
The problem wasn't difficult to resolve, but it's reminded me how important it is to keep an eye on the pedal box area, despite the rather awkward access (front seat out, and steering wheel off helps for a full inspection).
For any of newer BX owners who aren't aware of it, just a reminder too that the pedal box may bend and eventually fracture at the accelerator side. The typical symptoms start with the accelerator pedal progressively offseting itself to the right.
Repair is through welding-up with some reinforcing plate, or bolting some kind of bracing-plate arrangement to the box assembly. There are plenty of people on bxclub who have had to repair or do preventative work in this area.
It's obviously much better to find an fix before the problem becomes serious and the box itself suffers a fracture.
Safety point to look out for - pedal travel and pedal box.
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Safety point to look out for - pedal travel and pedal box.
Back on two wheels and pedal power for the moment.
Good reminder that DLM
Having experianced the stuck pedal because of a bit of interior trim carpet syndrome in the past its something I take as a matter of course especially when the vacuum cleaner comes out.
The TRS I have has some pedal issues and waiting in the shed is a replacement pedal assembly for when it drives me completly nuts at present its not much of a drama actually when wearing large soled boots its a help saves acceleration with the brake pedal depressed or worse corner of the sole stuck under the brake pedal.
Yep silly things you dont really think about when you get used to adapting.
Having experianced the stuck pedal because of a bit of interior trim carpet syndrome in the past its something I take as a matter of course especially when the vacuum cleaner comes out.
The TRS I have has some pedal issues and waiting in the shed is a replacement pedal assembly for when it drives me completly nuts at present its not much of a drama actually when wearing large soled boots its a help saves acceleration with the brake pedal depressed or worse corner of the sole stuck under the brake pedal.
Yep silly things you dont really think about when you get used to adapting.
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Another problem that can occur, in the pedalbox area, especially if there has been any work done down there......is that it can be relatively easy to dislodge the wiring connectors to the brake light switch!
Had this problem myself last year, after I had been sorting out my sunroof drain tube. I must have "caught" the wiring with my Size 10 boots!! Result = no brake lights! (as pointed out by my neighbour, while we were both parking up at the same time.
Always worth a check now & again "down there"!
Had this problem myself last year, after I had been sorting out my sunroof drain tube. I must have "caught" the wiring with my Size 10 boots!! Result = no brake lights! (as pointed out by my neighbour, while we were both parking up at the same time.
Always worth a check now & again "down there"!
My throttle pedal has just come adrift again, despite the ministrations of David Rutherford early in the year. It's a catalog of aggro at present!
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screw driver and a length of wire! tie wire to accelerator cable, then to the screw driver, pull on screw driver as a hand operated accelerator! Easy. Not that i would want to drive any further than up the drive and into the garage, that alone was scary enough.DLM wrote:And very troublesome when it rears its head in a single-lane, nearly stationary queue of traffic in night-time motorway roadworks....
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If all else fails, disconnect the accelerator cable from the carburettor, adjust the throttle to give an engine speed of 1500rpm, and drive home. Takes a bit of getting used to but it works. I got home at about 3 in the morning, albeit rather slowly, a distance of over 60 miles with no trouble at all. That was in a 1983 BX 16RS.