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| | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,154 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,154 | Hi..we have a person in our family with a leg disability. He cannot drive his fathers 1954 chev 3100 truck as the brake pedal extends too far into the cab and he cannot lift his leg that high. They asked me to cut three inches off the pedal shaft and reweld the pedal plate back on. They say there is enough travel that the pedal will not bottom out. I told them as the brakes wear the pedal will get closer to the floor board. Is there a better way to shorten the stroke or is removing three inches ok. The truck still has its single MC and they want to keep its originality......id like to see the young man drive his dad's truck so any ideas would be great.....thanks, Steve | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,838 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,838 | If you're going to make that much of a change of the pedal stroke, I would strongly advise adding an under-floor power booster. That will allow much better stopping ability in case his leg strength is also compromised. Also, if a conversion to disc brakes isn't on the menu, at least figure out a way to install self-adjusting hardware to keep the pedal height up near the top. That isn't a terribly difficult conversion to do.
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | Ive cut mine down about 2 in. enough to match the clutch on every truck ive had. It is much more comforting to drive & looks better too. If you adjust the brakes occasionally it works fine. I agree if a guy has weak legs power brakes would help.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,154 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,154 | That's about right the brake pedal is higher than the clutch just like you described ..why....they wanted to take three inches off but you cut two with no ill effect. The lad has tremendous push strength in his leg his birth defect is the knee and having to lift it at such a weird and high angle it's tuff it's just not lift but it's moving your leg at an angle and lifting from the gas pedal. Perhaps we could start at two inches see what happens. Your fix sounds just right line up clutch and brake pedal for smooth movement. We all need help sometime.... | | |
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