Need to bend brake pedal (tight squeeze)

[tfarhood]

Reg,

I just took delivery of Build #101, The brake pedal position was so close to the Tranny tunnel that my shoe couldn't fit between them to depress the gas pedal. I do think it would be quite easy for the factory to position them better without knowing the shoe size of its customers.


Boudy,

A 10" pipe wrench won't fit with the pedals installed. You can attach it to the pedal but then you can move it to make the bend. It is not hard to remove the pedals though if the engine compartment is still empty. Remove the bolt, and bend the pedal with the 10" pipe wrench and a bench mounted vice. Still only about a 25 minute fix for anyone with a couple of tools. Since my engine is not installed, I don't know if it would be in the way of removing the bolt that holds the pedals.
I don't think I would try bending the pedal with a wrench while still installed, the pressure would be too much for the whole assembly, but the tool in the reply above should work great.