M-37 / R-2 Rescue

[Halfdunn]

Hi all you great technical folks,

How do you install the rubber boots on the Brake and Clutch pedals into the floorboard? I do not want to cut a slit into them to slip over the pedal arms.

Thanks in advance.

[RMS]

two ways to do it that I know of :

1 boil water, heat boot, lube with soap slide over pedal (pliers may be needed) small job... not always successful

2 pull floor pan, remove pedal from pivot rod. boil water, heat boot, lube with soap slide over small end. big job higher success rate

[Halfdunn]

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Thanks RMS,

do the boots just sit on the inside of the floor pan or do they project up into the cab from below acting as a snubber for the pedals hitting the pan?
These were written up at the MVPA judging in the Motor Pool Category of my vehicle.

[RMS]

yes they project up into the cab from below acting as a snubber for the pedals hitting the pan.

great looking rig! thanks for the pic

[m-37Bruce]

I always thought they were under the floor, to prevent water detritus from entering the cab?

[PoW]

The boots stay on the pedals, not thru the floor pan. The seal is effected with the flat surface against the bottom of the pan.

PoW

[Halfdunn]

Thanks Gents, will try and sneak them onto the pedal arms, flat surface to the floor pan.

[PoW]

A dip in DOT 3 brake fluid will make them really slippery with no ill effects.

PoW

[Halfdunn]

Thanks for the tip. Will try it soon. Replaced my master cylinder with a kit and am bleeding the brakes now.