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Re: [TR] TR6 Brake pedal height

To: "John Mitchell" <jmitch@snet.net>, <jimmuller@rcn.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 Brake pedal height
From: "Tom Note" <tom628@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:31:51 -0400
I've replaced the clevis pin, and the holes had only a little wear, so I 
don't think that's it. I'm really wondering, though, if anyone knows if the 
pedal can be adjusted upward.
Thanks,
Tom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Mitchell" <jmitch@snet.net>
To: <jimmuller@rcn.com>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 9:03 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 Brake pedal height


> Very True, I actually welded up the hole in the clutch pedal and re 
> drilled and used new clevis pins. It was amazing how much more travel I 
> was able to get.  John Mitchell  76 TR6
>
> Jim Muller wrote:
>> On 21 Oct 2008 at 17:30, Barry Schwartz wrote:
>>
>>
>>> At 07:37 PM 10/21/2008 -0400, Tom Note wrote:
>>>
>>>> The brake pedal of our '76 TR6 sits about 2 3/4" below the level
>>>> of the clutch pedal, and almost  1" below the accelerator pedal.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>> Can't really say for the TR6, but FWIW...
>>>
>>
>> I can't speak to the TR6 but one factor on the Spitfire and GT6 is the 
>> clevis pin that connects the pedal lever to the piston plunger.  The pin 
>> can wear a pretty big groove, which causes the pedal to sit lower, or 
>> actually further down in its travel range.
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