Thread: modifying the "Problem Saver" Pedal

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Well, I couldn't find the '69-'71 Mustang cable gas pedal I needed so as many told me to do, I bought the Speedway " Problem Saver Pedal " which is a spoon pedal, dosn't really belong in a '60's car I don't think, so I figured I'd fabricate somthing up, and attach the factory '67 Pedal pad. well, I got a mirror out, looked at how it mounted in the factory pedal shaft, and it's just got a screw that runs thru the center. so I took the problem saver pedal out, and cut the spoon off, adding the Falcon pedal pad will now be easy, drill a hole, and bolt it in, I'll need a lot of washers as the falcon shaft is larger, but they will not be visable from the top. Getting the screw out of the falcon pedal shaft, screw driver wouldn't cut it, so I got out the screwdriver tip end for my impact driver, stuck it on the end of my impact wrench, now it's rounded tried to drill it, killed 3 bits, must be hardeded so tomorrow, I'm gonna cut the screw off inside the pedal, w/ a die grinder.

Originally Posted by Road Agent

FORDS better IDEA!!

Hey, it never came off in 40 years, musta did somthing right

I did notice the pedal pad, even tho it's original, has a C5 part number, so it was leftover 4 2 years b4 getting 2 my car. I did get it apart, what a job, chopped the pedal shaft off, and ground the screw apart with a die grinder. then to make the holes bigger 2 fit my new bolt, a drill bit would not work ( hardened cause it's got to piviot ) , I chucked a spiral EASY OUT in the drill, and actually used it like a drill bit, worked like a charm, couple seconds and it was done. still gotta drill the problem saver, and bolt it up, should work like a charm.

Well, It's togther now. drilled w/ no problem, when I stuck it togther the first time, it was sloppy, so I pulled it apart and added some cut down rubber washers from a plumbing repair kit I had laying around, and 2 other poly- rubber washers that fit tight on the bolts, and actuly screwed in/ created threads. now it has no slop at all, just have to install the spring that goes on the back.