Re: 1939 Brake Pedal / Cluster assembly

Posted by HH56 On 2017/12/29 15:20:04

Am not sure how much difference there is between conventional body and 41 and later Clipper pedal mounting so no help there. Just FYI the Clipper has one end in a D shaped hole in the frame and the other end captured by a bracket snugged up against a washer held by a clip in a groove on the shaft. Pedals are kept separated by a strong spring and washers between the pedals pushing them against fixed washers on each end of the shaft.

If your setup is anything similar, one thing I found on my Clipper which had a considerable amount of side to side play on the clutch pedal was a very worn shaft. The bushings themselves were slightly worn but still serviceable. On Clippers there is a single grease fitting on the brake end of the shaft which feeds grease thru a long passage and exits thru holes on the shaft between bushings in the pedals. That single fitting is supposed to take care of both pedals. I surmise the clutch side was not getting grease because the lube person could see grease coming out of the brake pedal area and stopped greasing long before any reached the clutch pedal bushings. If yours has a single fitting you might investigate if the the pedals are getting enough grease.

The Clipper shaft was NLA but I was able to find a precision shaft of the proper diameter at McMaster-Carr. I cut length to fit but because it was hardened did not have the tools to drill the long passage and duplicate the original setup. I elected to add grease fittings to each pedal so grease was still applied between the bushings.