Help. Gas Pedal Removal

wnorthern · 09-16-2006, 06:41 PM

Can anyone tell me how to disconnect the gas pedal from the floor? I am pulling out my interior at the moment and that is that last thing keeping me from getting the carpet out.

wnorthern · 09-16-2006, 06:53 PM

nevermind. Finally got it..

8thgenuser · 09-16-2006, 11:57 PM

DIY, please!

hoanger · 09-17-2006, 12:04 AM

yes please! planning on installing mugen pedals..

mishima8 · 09-17-2006, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoanger

yes please! planning on installing mugen pedals..

Get a dremel for the clutch and brake pedal. I had to grind the pins off from the top to remove them.

wnorthern · 09-17-2006, 01:33 AM

Haha. Well, I can't do much for a DIY, but I can tell you what I learned.
First of all, do not pull the pin out from the top of the pedal. I made that mistake and a small spring went flyinging out and cannot for the life of me get it back in there. On the bottom backside of the pedal there is some sort of clip. I'm not exactly sure which way to push it because in my struggle I pretty much destroyed it, but I did have to pull the pedal pretty hard to get it out.

Sorry that probably doesnt really help any. I'll try to take a picture in the morning, that will probably give you an idea of how the clip works.

peliROJO · 09-17-2006, 11:30 AM

I ran into this problem also, and as I was twisting it (try to figure out that clip) the top plastic portion broke. So now my pedal isn't connected at the top. But, it broke in such a way as it still rests on top of the input bar.

hoanger · 09-17-2006, 11:35 AM

omfg... a dremel and pulling hard and pieces breaking...
i dunno if i wanna do this anymore :|
is there no easier way? lol

peliROJO · 09-17-2006, 11:41 AM

Screw it, bud. Just go for it!

mishima8 · 09-17-2006, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wnorthern

Haha. Well, I can't do much for a DIY, but I can tell you what I learned.
First of all, do not pull the pin out from the top of the pedal. I made that mistake and a small spring went flyinging out and cannot for the life of me get it back in there. On the bottom backside of the pedal there is some sort of clip. I'm not exactly sure which way to push it because in my struggle I pretty much destroyed it, but I did have to pull the pedal pretty hard to get it out.

Sorry that probably doesnt really help any. I'll try to take a picture in the morning, that will probably give you an idea of how the clip works.

I got the spring back in, took 10 mins of trying to line the pin, spring and hole up. Tons of cursing that it wasn't as easy as the directions said (eg they were way off), and that I kept missing or dropping the spring. The accelerator pedal comes off easy if you remove that one pin. From there you take some needle nose pliers and straighten the pins. Then you slide a screwdriver under it and pop it off.

The other two pedals, I tried cutting the pins from the back. Tried popping and prying. The only way I got them off was the grinding head on a dremel. Took 45 mins to get the clutch pedal off before I essentially cut it off. The brake pedal, 1 min grinding the pins from the top.

mishima8 · 09-17-2006, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peliROJO

Screw it, bud. Just go for it!

+1

wnorthern · 09-28-2006, 01:21 PM

Ok, now I can't get the bottom of the pedal to clip back in. I've been driving around with it loose this whole time (been too busy with school and work to get around to messing with it). Can anyone who has pulled up the carpet or removed the gas pedal from the floor tell me how to get it back in?

mishima8 · 09-28-2006, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wnorthern

Ok, now I can't get the bottom of the pedal to clip back in. I've been driving around with it loose this whole time (been too busy with school and work to get around to messing with it). Can anyone who has pulled up the carpet or removed the gas pedal from the floor tell me how to get it back in?

You have to set it in exactly as it is shaped. Also, depress the top part of the pedal to get it in easier. Hope that helps.

jmelkerson · 10-09-2008, 10:21 PM

http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/i-c-e...l-removal.html

09-16-2006, 06:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
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jmelkerson Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 11 John iTrader: 0 / 0%	Here's is how to do it. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DESTROY OR LOSE ANY PARTS! http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/i-c-e...l-removal.html

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wnorthern Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 31 iTrader: 0 / 0%	nevermind. Finally got it..

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09-17-2006, 01:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
wnorthern Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 31 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Haha. Well, I can't do much for a DIY, but I can tell you what I learned. First of all, do not pull the pin out from the top of the pedal. I made that mistake and a small spring went flyinging out and cannot for the life of me get it back in there. On the bottom backside of the pedal there is some sort of clip. I'm not exactly sure which way to push it because in my struggle I pretty much destroyed it, but I did have to pull the pedal pretty hard to get it out. Sorry that probably doesnt really help any. I'll try to take a picture in the morning, that will probably give you an idea of how the clip works.

09-17-2006, 11:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
peliROJO Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: back from Africa since Oct'08 Age: 32 Posts: 1,243 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I ran into this problem also, and as I was twisting it (try to figure out that clip) the top plastic portion broke. So now my pedal isn't connected at the top. But, it broke in such a way as it still rests on top of the input bar.

09-17-2006, 11:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
hoanger Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 7,130 www.illmotion.com iTrader: 3 / 100%	omfg... a dremel and pulling hard and pieces breaking... i dunno if i wanna do this anymore :\| is there no easier way? lol

09-17-2006, 11:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
peliROJO Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: back from Africa since Oct'08 Age: 32 Posts: 1,243 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Screw it, bud. Just go for it!

09-28-2006, 01:21 PM	#12 (permalink)
wnorthern Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 31 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Ok, now I can't get the bottom of the pedal to clip back in. I've been driving around with it loose this whole time (been too busy with school and work to get around to messing with it). Can anyone who has pulled up the carpet or removed the gas pedal from the floor tell me how to get it back in?