Pedal Box Cross Shaft Bushes

[Cinbearcat83]

I have been making progress on my +2. We were testing the new clutch master cylinder and slave yesterday morning and noticed quite a bit of play in the cross shaft that spans the pedal box. (FYI - we have an access hole in the top of the pedal box). It looks as though the bushes on each side of the pedal box are worn. I have been searching the forum for solutions for replacing the shaft bushes. I have seen several pedal box rebuild discussions but haven't found any specific bushes yet. Any suggestions for replacements? - thanks, Kevin

[mikealdren]

The pedal shaft runs directly in the bosses on the pedal box. Options seem to be drill out a bit further and fit a larger shaft or have bushes made up.

[prezoom]

Did the same with the pedal box in my Plus2. In addition, mounted a .060" 4130 plate beneath the box in the footwell. The fiber glass in the top of the footwell was too thin, allowing the whole assembly to flex. Solved the problem completely.

[Cinbearcat83]

Thanks for the responses. It confirmed my suspicion that there is no "off-the-shelf" bush replacement for this. Good suggestions - Thanks, Keivn

[john.p.clegg]

Drilled the shaft, nearly all the way, fitted a 90 degree grease nipple , allowed one to grease in-situ.

John

[mbell]

I think I've seen people reporting that they switch over to a 13mm shaft, that slightly larger than factory 1/2" shaft, to take up the play.

[Cinbearcat83]

Good suggestions - thank you, Kevin