[T3] Is there an adjustable pedal stop on 73 SB auto trans ?

[William J]

  I added this to my previous post .

That photo or artist drawing the Bentley offers is a joke . It's only 
expressed in words how it's done . I assume they are saying use a ruler 
placed at the back of the pedal pad to the what they call bulkhead and place 
it parallel to the floor . They do say NOT to adjust the rod . I need at 
least to look in there after I remove the black metal cover just to make 
certain the stop is not bend or loose and vacuum it out in there. I've read 
sometimes the floor near the adjustable stop can crack or the stop bend as 
in the pedal was pulled up on hard enough
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Adney" <jadney at vwtype3.org>
To: <type3 at vwtype3.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 6:08 AM
Subject: Re: [T3] Is there an adjustable pedal stop on 73 SB auto trans ?


> On 13 Sep 2017 at 17:04, William J wrote:
>
>>  I never looked yet for some reason there is more free play on the push
>>  rod than I feel is normal . Bentley states 1 mm at the MC and provides
>>  manual trans specs as far as the pedal stop and how far the pedal should
>>  be from the firewall .
>>
>>  I don't have brake issues yet if I move the pedal by hand to feel the
>>  push rod free play at the pedal it's at least 1/2" or better.
>
> The short answer is that there is an adjustable pedal stop (for the rear,
> relaxed position of the pedal) and the pushrod is also adjustable.
>
> The long answer is that the ~9/16" that you measure is perfectly normal 
> and
> you should not touch the stop or the pushrod unless you have the proper
> gauge.
>
> Adjustment of the AT and MT pedal is identical. The 1 mm clearance is not
> an exact measurement, the important thing is that there be SOME free play,
> but not too much. The difference between the 1 mm and the 1/2" is due to
> the mechanical advantage of the pedal. Yes, it's annoying that they give 
> us
> the measurement we can't measure and omit the one we can, but what you
> observe on your car sounds fine. Don't touch it; that would be a mistake.
>
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