Pedal Board Removal

[Dennis Vogel]

Is there some trick to getting the pedal board out? I removed the gas pedal. I can't go up any higher due to the steering column. I can't raise the lower part very much due to lack of clearance to the brake pedal. Perhaps the brake pedal is in farther than it should be?

I thought maybe I'd just remove the brake pedal. I managed to get a wrench behind the board and loosen the nut. The pedal still doesn't want to come free.

I got very close to just busting up the pedal board, but I think it may be original to the car?

Maybe I'm missing something obvious...

[Mike Wilson]

I think you are half way there, Dennis. The bottom channel bracket is bent back and the hardware removed. Now try depressing the brake and clutch pedals and lifting the board off.

Mike

[Jim Clement]

slide it up a bit, over the bottom flange.., then tilt toward you over the peddles
Also - is the washer pump attached ?? and what are the two large headed screws ? They may have to be removed..
I think this is a cut plywood version ??

[David Aronson]

Dennis,
We have all struggled with these. Pedal depression and freeing up any conflicts (washer bulb) is a must. I looped a wire through the clutch cutout and over the top forming a pull handle. Make sure it is oriented to apply negative pressure up high. It does slip with friction across the bottom of the steering column.

[Mike Wilson]

Jim, those are the snaps for the rubber mat.

Mike

[Dave Lagerstrom]

I pull mine off from the bottom. It is quite snug. Jockey the position against the steering column and I can then pull the bottom over the ridge on the floor.

-Dave

[Mike Wilson]

+1 on removing the boards from the bottom.

Mike

[Martin Benade]

If the floor was ever worked on or damaged and is 1/4” too high it certainly complicates things.

[Jim Clement]

Mike - now that you say that "Jim, those are the snaps for the rubber mat" .. yes.. I can see that now.. should have looked a bit closer..

How did you make out ??

[Mike Wilson]

Hi, Jim. Make out on what? I'm working in a couple of projects; the seat belts and a different attachment for headlight stone guards.

All the best,

Mike

[Jim Clement]

Sorry.. Dennis.. How did you make out.. ?

[Dennis Vogel]

Sorry.. Dennis.. How did you make out.. ?

I will try again tonight, but it is definitely not as easy as pulling it off from the bottom. At least as our car sits. The brake pedal is too close to get the angle that is needed.

Maybe soaking in Sea Foam overnight will let me remove that brake pedal. I assume the shaft is meant to just slide out once that bolt has been loosened?

The bottom of the car is almost non-existent, so I don't really have a ridge on the floor to contend with.

[gregg hake]

I removed my gas pedal and forced the board up and it came out...just barely. Then, before I put it back in, I sawed off the bottom 1/4 in off the board so it would come out easier.

[John Hearn]

The board will come out, you just have to get the stars to align!
The pedal bolt has to be completely removed before the pedal will slide out of the mount. The pedal shaft has notches for safety and the bolt passes through that notch. It is not necessary to remove the pedal to take out the board if the board is original or copied from an original.
KTF
John

[Harlan Halsey]

No trick, but a procedure:
Remove the throttle pedal
Remove the throttle pedal stop bolt
Remove the spring clip at the top
Push the board all the way up and in and pull the bottom edge out over the metal channel edge. It should just clear.
If necessary, depress the brake and/or clutch pedal to get a little more clearance.
If things are not stock, the bottom of the board may not clear the channel edge. Then you have to force/pry it over. I adjust the bottom edge to just clear and coat the bottom edge of the pedal board with epoxy to protect it from the channel edge when removing or installing.
Even quite damaged pedal boards can easily be repaired with epoxy/fiberglass/plywood.