The next things to put back into Lurch are the pedals.
I noticed when taking them off that the bronze bearings have worn quite a bit and the steel pedal shaft is somewhat worn too (see photo number 66). I suspect that the moving parts here don't get the love (lubrication) that they need or deserve. I'll put some sticky marine grease on the moving parts for now and try to remember to lubricate this area more often. Since it is under the floor boards, it's out of sight, out of mind!
I cannot replace the steel pedal shaft (the clutch pedal area of the shaft is worn more than the brake pedal area - duh!), but looking into my stash o' stuff, I do have another pair of pedals that have more meat in the bearings, so I'm going to use these pedals in Lurch.
When I put the pedals and stop plate on, I noticed that there is still side-to-side movement possible with the holding clip at the end in place (see photo 67). So, I made a spacer washer that is .030" thick to take up most of that slack. See photos 68 and 69.
With the new (?) pedals and the spacer washer in place, the pedals wiggle a lot less and this assembly is done for now. I might have to adjust the stop plate and the clutch pull bolt later. Stay tuned.
