B@lls..... my accelorator stuck down this morning & I lost all power. After getting the recovery chaps out they said the parts which the accelorator uses as a spring mechanism will need replacing as these have worn. I think its a metal road which has turned & made the spring pop out Does anyone know what these might be from this vague description?
THe pedal had stuck to the floor & the metal rod which is used as a spring below the pedal has come off the pedal itself, which I believe is the part which needs to be replaced.
Sounds like you already sussed it yourself. Do you want some sympathy? Bad luck. But you could have fixed that with a bit of string/wire/missus's suspender belt (ooer).
reminds me of the time mine broke on an old landy, driving home with a piece of string through the window and the bonnet wedged open - happy days.
ha,does anyone know the product name and how esay it is to fit /cost? Sympathy would be good yes please!! haha
string out of the window , been there done that , the knack is to try and change gear , drop the revs and then pull on the string at the right time so as not lose momentum . its a nasty thing losing your momentum and as for parts have a look on just kampers under bay parts and they have some pictures with all the parts numbers on so you can see the parts you want 8)
http://www.coolairvw.co.uk/Category/0/Shop_by_Vehicle~Baywindow_Bus_Products~Bay_Bus_Levers_and_Pedal_Products~Bay_Bus_Accelerator_Pedal_and_Linkage.html any good matey? i dunno what bit you need though... oh and ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh diddums xxx
If you have an engine hatch it's a piece of cake - don't even have to get out in the wet. 8) A friend of mine drove round for months with whoever happened to be passenger changing gear - he couldn't reach it - broken elbow in right angle plaster. Another friend at college commuted there every day on a Triumph Trident with his brake leg in full plaster resting on the engine. What's the matter with the younger generation eh?
I found on my bus the accelerator pedal was being held up by the spring on the carburettor. When I changed the accelerator bushes by bodging replacement Solex bushes into a Bocar 34pict-3 with Araldite, the next morning the pedal jammed down as I started it. Scary for a moment. Out with the 3 in one oil. Drove better without air leaks and the pedal didnt stick again. Replaced the pedal spring and replaced the carburettor with a 32/36 weber.
