The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot '60-'66 Trucks Accelerator pedal replacement?

I purchased a replacement pedal from Chevy Duty several years ago, and just just got around to putting it on the other day. It's the type that has the two studs with balls on the end that snap into little cups at the base of the pedal. Well all was lookin good until I went to snap the balls into the cups, and dicovered that the spacing was off by a good 1/4" from side to side! (darn Chinese junk) My question is, has anyone else purchased one of these type pedals, and if so, did it work, and where did you get it? Thanks!

I purchased one from LMC and installed it last spring. Yes it fit.

Quality was average. New part seemed to be made of a lesser quality material than the worn out original.

And I agree with your prose "darn Chinese Junk"

John

I purchased a replacement pedal a couple of years ago. My original had a piano style hinge at the floor, attached to the floor with a couple of screws. The replacement pedal had no hinge but supposedly depended on the "springiness" of the rubber/thin metal backbone for flexibility. It never even came close to being functional. I called the supplier and, according to them, nobody had reported a problem with it.
I solved the problem by sawing off the bottom portion of the old pedal and then ground off the rubber from the moveable part of the hinge. I likewise ground off the rubber bonded to the lower bottom side of the new pedal and glued the two parts together with gorilla glue. It has been totally satisfactory.
meansam

Crap, I need a pedal also and was going to get one from Brothers but now I'm not so sure. I might have to make one! I'ld rather pay 2 or 3 times the price and get a quality part than get cheap chinese $hit. Most of it is too expensive even if it was free.

I bought the replacement pedal for my 1960 from Chevy Duty or American Classic. It's the type that screws to the floor. The attachment fit fine, but within a few months the pedal bent so badly in the middle it started catching on the arm coming out of the firewall. I mean this thing was bent like a bow. I changed to an 60's style aluminum Moon type pedal.

If you want an original style pedal, I'd suggest shopping EBay for an NOS item and pay the price when it becomes available. The aftermarket parts I've purchased including door handles and front fenders have all been very poorly made.

I purchased one from classic parts for 10.00 and it fit great. Seems to work good.

I'm pretty sure the 50 to 62 maybe 63 had the screw in type and the 63-64 to 66 had the ball type,
Bob