Pedal mods?

[Patrick67BJ8]

The only modification I did was to replace the factory fluid activated brake switch with a mechanical switch, which presses against the break pedal arm. The mechanical switch can be adjusted to activate depending on how much travel is applied to the break pedal. Once set, it's problem free. More reliable than the fluid style.

I agree with your mod. I did the same mod.

 

[Rob Glasgow]

Roger and Elrey, Thanks for the 'encouragement'. I'll give it a shot when I have the car down for a shock absorber rebuild. Elrey, you're correct, it was a beautiful day on the coast today. Did all my errands in the Healey and everyone I encountered was smiling with envy.
Earlier today I came across four young people from France visiting our local California mission and they were admiring my car in the parking lot. I offered to take a photo of them with the car. All four took turns getting behind the wheel and with them smiling ear to ear, I snapped their pictures. We all do what we can to help international relations.....

 

[AUSMHLY]

Earlier today I came across four young people from France visiting our local California mission and they were admiring my car in the parking lot. I offered to take a photo of them with the car. All four took turns getting behind the wheel and with them smiling ear to ear, I snapped their pictures. We all do what we can to help international relations.....

The Dos Equis man would have thrown them the keys and said, here's the keys, drive it like you stole it! Stay thristy my friend.

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[Rob Glasgow]

I like the French, but not enough to toss them the keys.

I really admire the Dos Equis man. He is my role model. I already have the gray hair, if only I could grow a beard.......

 

[terp83]

Just a couple of modifications to the pedals, nowhere near as extensive as in the previous posts in this thread. When I purchased my tri-carb BT7, the clutch pedal had a 1 1/2" extension block installed, that I have never removed. Years later, I purchased and installed a "Paddy Hopkirk" throttle (gas) pedal cover that attaches over the stock pedal and significantly enlarges that pedal's contact area.

Jerry

 

[CanberraBJ8]

Hey Jerry

And the PH extension plate doesn't foul the travel of the pedal? Sound like that might be a solution to me. Can you heal and toe with the plate attached?

Simon

 

[terp83]

Simon

Even though I have never tried to heel and toe, I have read about it. The PH extension plate is larger at the bottom than at the top. Most of the surface area increase over stock is at the bottom, which should aid the heel and toe process (if I recall it correctly). I have not noticed or observed any effect in the travel of the pedal with the PH extension attached.

Jerry

 

[HealeyRick]

Like Frankenhealey, my pedal mod is the result of a V8 swap:

It's a Lokar cable pedal assembly, which with a little work could be used to do away with the Healey mechanical linkage.

 

[CanberraBJ8]

Thanks Jerry, I think I'll see if i can pick one up - I got an email this morning, coincidentally, of parts for sale which included one in the list.

 

[CanberraBJ8]

I had a good look at the pedals in the BJ8 yesterday while fitting the Paddy Hopkirk throttle pedal plate (pedal had to be removed so i could grind a little off the sides of the plate for it to fit in the PH cover).

Found that neither the brake or the clutch pedals had their coupling pin fitted with the split pin :shocked: ... sometimes you want to shoot the PO!

The question is: I'm wondering if there is an adjustment for free-play on the brake. I read that there is none for the clutch (in the manual) but found no mention of brake pedal adjustment. I know on my old Benz there is an adjustment for the stop position on the brake pedal. All i could see (while squashed up in the Healey foot well) was that the push-rod both connected and secured (re position) the pedal - the only other factor being the pedal spring. Is this correct? I think there was about 1/4" or 1/2" of slop in the pedal movement.

Adjusting the push-rod seemed to give me a different pedal position, but had no effect of the slop which seemed to be a result of play in the pedal connecting pin as well as the rods slop in the back of the piston.

Cheers
Simon
ps Throttle pedal now has much less slop after just refitting and adjusting its resting position vs the linkage via the connection where the pedal shaft joins the linkage in the motor bay. Looking forward to trying that.

 

[Randy Forbes]

The BULK of free travel is the result of worn out parts!

The push rod for the brake master cylinder does offer some limited adjustment, to set the pedal height/travel stroke.

 

[CanberraBJ8]

Hey Randy

What is connecting the rod into the cylinder? It seems attached but has some slop there too?