[V8] Accelerator pedal Cover Repair

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

I did this on my 100 - and I think the pedal setup is the same.

In that case, I drilled a hole through the cover into the pedal base where the
hinge point was (both sides).
Then drill the cover hole (that you just drilled) big enough so a 6-32 screw
shaft will go through it.
Then tap a 6-32 flat head screw into the plastic. This forms a nice new strong
hinge.

Easy and cheap fix.

Dave


Quoting "Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com>:

> ... speaking of team door handle ... while I'm here I thought I'd post
> my dilemma on #2 ...
>
> One day a while back the sole of my shoe caught on the side of the
> accelerator pedal and popped the pivoting cover off.  As I've seen
> others report, I've been driving the car without the cover, and things
> seem to work OK, but I'd like to fix it.  I seem to recall reading that
> someone had modified the pedal to provide a new pivot point, but I was
> not able to find anything in the archives.  If the person who did this
> is still on the list I'd appreciate it if you could repost.
>
> The funny thing is that I have not been able to ascertain the method
> Audi used to provide the pivot point originally ... it almost looks like
> there was a thin piece of plastic that would bend back and forth as the
> pedal pivoted.
>
> TIA!
> Steve B
> San Jose, CA (USA)
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