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Old 03-09-2006, 06:46 PM
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Default My gas pedal fell off....
...guess I hit it too hard!!

The pedal itself detached from the lever arm. Now it won't go back on either- its just two pieces as far as I can tell, the pedal and the spring mechanism. But it won't wrap around the lever enough to hold it on, it just falls off as soon as I put pressure on it.

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Old 03-10-2006, 11:17 PM
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Dang that sucks.

Should have had some kind of pin to stop that. Do you have a pic so I know 100% what is wrong?
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Old 03-10-2006, 11:27 PM
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Bwahha... sorry... that is just funny to me for some reason. I'm at work, I'll go look at how it's designed when I go on break in a bit.
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I'm sorry I couldn't help it.. damn. Is there any way for it to go back on?
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Duck tape it... Not to be mean but when I read your title I kinda chuckled. Sorry I dont have a solution...
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Old 03-12-2006, 01:24 AM
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**** I forgot to look at it last night, I'm at work again, I'll go see if I can tell anything when I go on lunch break... kinda dark outside though! haha
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There is a pin and spring behind the pedal that hold it onto the lever. But the pin only appears to have a head on one side of it- so the side without a flathead just backs itself out slowly time and time again. Anyone have a picture of theirs? Does it come with a head on both sides, and mine broke it some way?

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You know, I noticed the other day how if you push it all the way down, it does feels like it could easily snap. I never thought it actually could though. Good luck with the fix!
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Man, after reading this thread and a few others.....these cars are falling apart!!! Damn GM can't make anything that lasts anymore, the engines are tuff, but thats it really. bah!!
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Mine fell off today... Anyone have a pic of how the spring sits?
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Originally Posted by KillerKlown
Man, after reading this thread and a few others.....these cars are falling apart!!! Damn GM can't make anything that lasts anymore, the engines are tuff, but thats it really. bah!!
To be fair, how many 20 year old cars aren't falling apart? Hell, we are doing much better than the likes of BMW, VW, jaguar/land rover, etc.
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While I was vacuuming out the car earlier I noticed mine is about to fall off...

Ordered a new one from Hawks...
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Im gonna take a look at mine I thought it felt a little odd but i chalked it up to not being used to it will def take a peek later after reading this...
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Originally Posted by hrcslam
To be fair, how many 20 year old cars aren't falling apart? Hell, we are doing much better than the likes of BMW, VW, jaguar/land rover, etc.
Well...to be fair, in his defense, he literally posted that 10 years ago ...when our cars werent even a decade old
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