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Brake Pedal "sleeve" through floor pan

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by Gilly, Sep 13, 2006.

  1. Sep 13, 2006
    Gilly

    Gilly New Member

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    Well you will tell I am a newbie from this post. Just picked up and old CJ5. The brake pedal armature goes through the floor pan without any type of sleeve or bushing and essentialy rubs against the hole in the pan. This off course makes for a nice noise unless you shift the pedal/arm over while you apply the brake. Where can I buy a sleeve/bushing or is this something I need to make? I do see a round "sleeve" of foam below the pan which I assume should be wedged in the hole? Thanks gilly.....
     
    Gilly, Sep 13, 2006
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  2. Sep 13, 2006
    w3srl

    w3srl All-around swell dude Staff Member

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    There is no sleeve around the pedal shaft going through the floor. The problem with your Jeep is the pivot shaft that the clutch & brake pedals ride on is worn, as is the frame bracket that holds the whole assembly in place.

    In order to fix the problem, order up a replacement pivot shaft from your favorite Jeep parts house, and also a new mounting bracket from an M38-A1 because they had a replaceable bronze sleeve in theirs. These two items will take up all the slop in the pedals and you won't have to listen to all that scraping anymore!
     
    w3srl, Sep 13, 2006
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    tomcam

    tomcam Member

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    Just finished this repair on my 59 i didnt know about the housing with bushings so i bought the regular one replaced the shaft, brake arm and housing sure makes a lot of differince!
     
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  4. Sep 14, 2006
    twiggs

    twiggs Work in progress

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    Also, if your body tub is rusted, bent, and sagging (like mine) it could throw the alignment of the holes out. This would cause the scraping in certain situations, or all the time.
     
    twiggs, Sep 14, 2006
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    lafester

    lafester Sponsor

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    Source?

    Thanks, Chris
     
    lafester, Sep 14, 2006
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    mikieboy

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    jflots

    jflots Member

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    Make the hole bigger.
     
    jflots, Sep 14, 2006
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    Bruce Hamilton

    Bruce Hamilton oldjeeps

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    I greased the pedal rods.
     
    Bruce Hamilton, Sep 14, 2006
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    mpc

    mpc Member

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    Sawzall fixed mine. R)
     
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  10. Sep 15, 2006
    lafester

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    BlueFlu

    BlueFlu past owner of some ecj5's

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    www.4wd.com has them, or they had them.
    Look in the vintage Jeep section.
    Maybe Krages or Walcks also.
     
    BlueFlu, Sep 15, 2006
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