Ralph Whitaker Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 Thanks to help on here with photos etc I spent the afternoon in the garage removing the pedal box and bending the pedals. As you can see from the before and after photos, the pedals are now more evenly spaced and feel a lot better to use, I can now get my feet firmly on the clutch and brake pedals and the side of my foot doesn`t catch the dipswitch bracket. A little dissapointed that the pad on the brake has ended up slightly askew, I thought I had got it straighter than that, but it doesn`t notice in operation. Thats another job off the list. Ralph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 Good outcome Peter W PS. Pretending to be a TR2 with those ribbed pedal pads! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rcreweread Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 Ralph - to straighten the foot/pad on the brake pedal, get the largest adjustable wrench which will fit in the available space and close up the jaws on the main arm just under the foot/pad and twist it straight - you should be able to do it in situ without damage. Cheers Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ralph Whitaker Posted January 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 23 minutes ago, rcreweread said: Ralph - to straighten the foot/pad on the brake pedal, get the largest adjustable wrench which will fit in the available space and close up the jaws on the main arm just under the foot/pad and twist it straight - you should be able to do it in situ without damage. Cheers Rich I will give it a go tomorrow, 40 minutes ago, BlueTR3A-5EKT said: Good outcome Peter W PS. Pretending to be a TR2 with those ribbed pedal pads! If I remember correctly, the "T" pads were out of stock at the time (last year during lockdown) so ended up with the ribbed ones. Cheers, Ralph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 49 minutes ago, BlueTR3A-5EKT said: Good outcome Peter W PS. Pretending to be a TR2 with those ribbed pedal pads! Also as fitted to Italias Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 14 minutes ago, stuart said: Also as fitted to Italias Stuart. And the throttle pedal on Innsbruck, which is why they remained available for so long from the factory parts dept.as that range of cars was ‘current’. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ianc Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 In the photos above, there's a considerable gap between brake and throttle pedals, so whilst everything is dismantled there's the opportunity to make heel-and-toe operation easier by reducing the gap. The addition of a Paddy Hopkirk plate to the throttle pedal also helps. As Paddy's original plates must be very rare, one can make something similar from a small piece of alloy - I did so for my TR2 in the 1960s. Ian Cornish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 I "heel & toe" by just twisting my foot to press on the (standard) throttle pedal with the RH side of my shoe - easy & works well. Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 9 minutes ago, Lebro said: I "heel & toe" by just twisting my foot to press on the (standard) throttle pedal with the RH side of my shoe - easy & works well. Bob. Which is exactly the origin of the term Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 1 hour ago, ianc said: In the photos above, there's a considerable gap between brake and throttle pedals, so whilst everything is dismantled there's the opportunity to make heel-and-toe operation easier by reducing the gap. The addition of a Paddy Hopkirk plate to the throttle pedal also helps. As Paddy's original plates must be very rare, one can make something similar from a small piece of alloy - I did so for my TR2 in the 1960s. Ian Cornish Try the specialist Mini spares people. New. Just over £8.00. https://www.somerfordmini.co.uk/throttle-pedal-extension-paddy-hopkirk Ebay will sell you an used one for £29.99 ! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154197988456?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=7101533165274578&mkcid=2&itemid=154197988456&targetid=4585169652812019&device=t&mktype=&googleloc=&poi=&campaignid=412354547&mkgroupid=1305120599331881&rlsatarget=pla-4585169652812019&abcId=9300541&merchantid=87779&msclkid=4ba564ef459f1ceac29c053ed68b0e30 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 3 hours ago, stuart said: Which is exactly the origin of the term Stuart. Ah but in my case it is not the heel which hits the throttle, it's the side of the shoe, about half way along Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ianc Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 I have size 6 feet, so it's my heel which hits Mr Hopkirk! Glad to see that Paddy's name is still there. Ian Cornish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 42 minutes ago, Lebro said: Ah but in my case it is not the heel which hits the throttle, it's the side of the shoe, about half way along Bob Me too, the heel is too clumsy for graduated throttle application. I have an additional plate about the same width as the throttle pedal attached to it. Then you apply “toe and roll onto the throttle” which you apply with the side of the foot. Mick Richards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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