How to remove the pedal assembly
"The car is basically built around the swing pedal assembly...
Not covered in the service manual because this falls under category of "when you drive an old and durable car, you wear out strange stuff!".- Dan Stern (Slant Six Dan)
It was a minor mystery to me until I looked at it, thunk about it a whole bunch and asked some of my FABO buddies how to do it! I searched for the topic in the forums but couldn't find it, so here goes:
Remove the four 1/2" nuts on the front pedal assembly studs that protrude through the firewall, the front reinforcing plate and the master cylinder. Carefully pull the master cylinder forward off its studs and support it with a bungee. Don't put too much strain on the brake lines that are attached to the master.
Remove the instrument cluster. Remove the steering column (If you don't know how to remove the instrument cluster or steering column, consult a service manual.)
Working through the hole where the instrument cluster was, remove the two 9/16" nuts from the rear studs on the pedal assembly, which attach the rear of the assembly to the two 90-degree dash brackets.
Lift the carpet under the pedal assembly and remove the four 1/2" bolts below the master cylinder that go from inside the vehicle, through the firewall and thread into the steel reinforcing plate. Then pull the reinforcing plate forward and off of the pedal assembly's front mounting studs.
Now the fun part. From below, drill out the spot welds attaching the rear 90-degree brackets to the bottom of the dash and remove the brackets.
Now you can swing the rear of the pedal assembly up enough to disengage its front mounting studs from the firewall. Then the pedal assembly can be lowered and removed from the vehicle.
When reassembling, attach the rear 90-degree mounting brackets to the dash with 10-32 x 1/2" bolts and nuts.
So easy even a child can do it (as long as the kid is ASE certified)!
"The car is basically built around the swing pedal assembly...
Not covered in the service manual because this falls under category of "when you drive an old and durable car, you wear out strange stuff!".- Dan Stern (Slant Six Dan)
It was a minor mystery to me until I looked at it, thunk about it a whole bunch and asked some of my FABO buddies how to do it! I searched for the topic in the forums but couldn't find it, so here goes:
Remove the four 1/2" nuts on the front pedal assembly studs that protrude through the firewall, the front reinforcing plate and the master cylinder. Carefully pull the master cylinder forward off its studs and support it with a bungee. Don't put too much strain on the brake lines that are attached to the master.
Remove the instrument cluster. Remove the steering column (If you don't know how to remove the instrument cluster or steering column, consult a service manual.)
Working through the hole where the instrument cluster was, remove the two 9/16" nuts from the rear studs on the pedal assembly, which attach the rear of the assembly to the two 90-degree dash brackets.
Lift the carpet under the pedal assembly and remove the four 1/2" bolts below the master cylinder that go from inside the vehicle, through the firewall and thread into the steel reinforcing plate. Then pull the reinforcing plate forward and off of the pedal assembly's front mounting studs.
Now the fun part. From below, drill out the spot welds attaching the rear 90-degree brackets to the bottom of the dash and remove the brackets.
Now you can swing the rear of the pedal assembly up enough to disengage its front mounting studs from the firewall. Then the pedal assembly can be lowered and removed from the vehicle.
When reassembling, attach the rear 90-degree mounting brackets to the dash with 10-32 x 1/2" bolts and nuts.
So easy even a child can do it (as long as the kid is ASE certified)!
