<VV> sticking accelerator pedal

[Bryan Blackwell]

Hi Jeff,

I just did the on the '66, and have it on the short list on the '62  
wagon.  First, you can't really lubricate the pedal swivel without  
taking it apart.  Troubleshooting is pretty straightforward, take the  
tunnel cover off, disconnect the pivots and see which one binds.   
There are three - the pedal itself, the bellcrank at the rear of the  
tunnel, and the one on the trans.  You can buy a new bushing for the  
tunnel bc from the vendors, or you can make one out of a nylon spacer  
from the hardware store.  In my case, the pedal pivot itself was  
rusty, a good cleaning and greasing made things work they should.

--Bryan

On Oct 21, 2008, at 6:46 PM, Jeff Wilson wrote:

> I've wd-40'ed the hell out of the pedal bracket, jacked up the rear  
> and checked the
> swivel-bracket thingie at the transmission (4-spd), checked all the  
> linkage in the engine
> compartment. All good as far as I can tell.... Return-spring on  
> carb linkage looks OK.