njjeeper Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Hi again. Can anyone attach a pic of how the brake pedal return spring hooks up? Also, is there a pedal stop for the brake that prevents the pedal from going all the way towards the driver when the spring pulls it? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexton Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Here's a couple showing the return spring setup: You can see on the second photo that there is only a puny 1/16" split pin stopping the clevis pin from pulling out. I have had a scare on two Ferrets where the bushings in the clevis were worn because of the strong spring force and the pin was slightly cocked. So now the spring force on the pin is trying to pull it out of the clevis. In both cases, the split pin was just about worn through. Next step is the clevis pin pulls out and then the pedal falls to the floor. I drilled the clevis pin hole for a heavier split pin and added a tight-fitting washer (which there probably was originally) between the split pin and the clevis. This photo shows the adjustable brake pedal stop bolted to the front of the bevel box. (Excuse the mess, this Ferret needs the master cylinder reconditioned.) Malcolm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Malcolm, Thank you for posting that, there will be many who will benefit but few who will offer thanks Regards Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexton Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Robin, I am on another forum which has a "like" and a "thanks" button on each post. Why doesn't this forum? I have often wanted to express my appreciation of posts on here, but been a bit reluctant to create a new post. Malcolm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njjeeper Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 This is exactly what I needed. Thanks so much for your time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Robin, I am on another forum which has a "like" and a "thanks" button on each post. Why doesn't this forum? I have often wanted to express my appreciation of posts on here, but been a bit reluctant to create a new post. Malcolm I'm not sure of the full feature list, but this site is running vBulletin 4.2.2, while the current stable release is 5.1.9. I'm guessing that there is a lot of new functionality in the later version. Cheers, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexton Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Time to install the latest version then! The "like" and "thanks" really encourage those with something worthwhile to say, IMO. Malcolm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFC1943Fl.Lt. Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Here's a couple showing the return spring setup: [ATTACH=CONFIG]108725[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]108726[/ATTACH] You can see on the second photo that there is only a puny 1/16" split pin stopping the clevis pin from pulling out. I have had a scare on two Ferrets where the bushings in the clevis were worn because of the strong spring force and the pin was slightly cocked. So now the spring force on the pin is trying to pull it out of the clevis. In both cases, the split pin was just about worn through. Next step is the clevis pin pulls out and then the pedal falls to the floor. I drilled the clevis pin hole for a heavier split pin and added a tight-fitting washer (which there probably was originally) between the split pin and the clevis. This photo shows the adjustable brake pedal stop bolted to the front of the bevel box. (Excuse the mess, this Ferret needs the master cylinder reconditioned.) [ATTACH=CONFIG]108727[/ATTACH] Malcolm Great pictures, Think I will check on my spring attachment just to make sure all is 'A OK'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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