[s-cars] Fwd: go pedal broken

[Tom Green]

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> I certainly respect Steve and his advice, but mine is slightly
> different.  Stand 16YO on his head between seat and dash,
> hold flashlight and give directions.  That will make the job
> much easier.  Needle nose plliers  are about all you need to
> remove the clips from each side of the lower round cross bar.
> They are next to the inside face of the bracket holding the bar
> and are square on the outside with the round inside clip portion
> to fit in the channel you can just make out in the photo.  ( I sent
> Lee a petal photo that is scrubbed from the list.)
>
> You will need a magnetic parts retriever to find the clips after
> your helper drops them.  Then the petal assembly will move to
> one side to allow the bar to come out of the bracket and upper
> hole and unclip from the cable.  Assembly is just the reverse...
>
> There are several online dealers selling this genuine audi part.
> This photo came from Darin's parts direct at ~$98.  It will be more
> at the dealer even with a club discount.
>
> You will find that the old pedal will be just as serviceable with a
> sheet metal screw on each side of the skirt  holding the top on
> right at the pivot point where the plastic hinge gave way.  I have
> one each and can't tell the difference.
>
> Tom
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>> Lee Levitt asks:
>> The gas pedal on my wife's '96 A6 came apart this weekend...I
>> think it was due to my 16YO son's lead foot :)
>>
>> Wonder where he gets that!
>>
>> Anyway, I know some of you have installed a hinge on the
>> assembly....has anyone actually installed a new pedal?
>>
>> If so, what's the cost of the assembly and how does it come off
>> the post?
>>
>> I'm learning to ask these things in advance...this weekend I
>> swapped out the leveling sensor on the rear suspension of my '99
>> A6. This little device tells the Xenon lamps to reaim. It was
>> mounted with 2 3 mm allen bolts. The first one was easy to get to,
>> the second was largely blocked by a suspension member. After
>> spending almost an hour trying (unsuccessfully) to fabricate a
>> short 3mm allen key to get to that second bolt, I found the two
>> 10mm bolts on the other side of the suspension member that held
>> the bracket on. 1 minute later the bracket was in my hand and the
>> sensor was free.
>>
>> Doh.
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> Steve Young offers:
>>  $85 from the dealer.  Don't
>> know if it is available aftermarket.  If memory serves, two clips,  
>> one each
>> side of the pivot point for the assy, then one clip at the top for  
>> the
>> throttle cable, and you're done.  You will have to remove the two  
>> under dash
>> panels for access, but once that's done, the swap takes literally  
>> 5 minutes.
>> Good luck.
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