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Author Topic: Brake Pedal Clevis Pin Fell Out  (Read 1913 times)
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« on: October 24, 2010, 05:33:43 PM »


I have a 73, 350, automatic, L82, Power Brakes.  I was cruisin down the road at about 40 mph, was approaching my turn, and the brake pedal was flopping loose, not connected to anything!  I put it into low gear, which slowed me down enough to turn and limped home very slowly the last 3 blocks.  Anyway, when I ordered a new pin retainer, I lined up the holes in the clevis and brake pedal, inserted the pin and retainer, but the pedal is now down too low.  The brake lights are constantly on, and the pedal will not return high enough to turn the lights off.  Why would the pedal now be lower than it was before?Huh  Thanks in advance for any help.
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« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2012, 09:52:12 AM »


WOW that was fun lol. Are you shore you did not let the brake switch move when working on it. The pin can only go through in one spot. The brake switch has a threaded rod and it just slides in the thin sheet metal hole. No nut on it just slides up and down so real easy to move.
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« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2012, 03:05:44 PM »


This post has been quite a while ago, but I'm curious.  I'm not sure, but I seem to remember reading that there are 2 lever point holes for the brake pedal, one for power brakes and the other for manual brakes.  Can anyone confirm this?
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