Those of you that have seen Boyce and I together, know that there is about a 10" to 12" difference in our heights. Boyce's biggest complaint in driving my truck (when I let him) was that the gas pedal was too close in and he couldn't stretch his leg out when driving long distances. He started thinking about it yesterday and ended up modifying the gas pedal assembly. He now has about 2" more and he says that he can now almost stretch his leg out straight. It took him about an hour to do the mod
The basic process (sorry we didn't take pictures as he did this, but we will on the next one he does) is to first remove the pedal assembly from the truck, 3 -10 mm bolts (top one is a b*tch). Unplug the electrical connector and the assembly comes free.
Use a center punch and hammer to drive back the pin that holds the pedal to the assembly until the pedal come free. Don't loose the pin or spring.
Cut the end off where the pedal attaches. Boyce cut about 1 3/4" off. Using the piece that he cut off, he then used the grinder to reshape the cut end to match what was cut off and extend the indented area of the angle bracket to allow the pedal to rotate thru it's full range. (You may think this will weaken the arm, but not enough metal is removed to weaken it enough to worry about.)
Using the cutoff piece as the pattern, redrill the hole to attach the pedal. Make sure to drill the hole the SAME size of the original; too small you won't be able to drive the pin back in, and too big you're scr**wed (actually you'll have to get a larger pin or a stainless bolt and then shim the bolt in place.
Reattach the pedal through the new hole, be sure to put the spring back in properly. Then reconnect the electrical connection and re-install the pedal.
Boyce is really happy with it and I'm getting used to it.
That sounds interesting. That's one of my issues as well. My right hip starts hurting real bad after a long drive. Left side is fine because I can rest the leg using the dead pedal.
I think we are going to order a couple of assemblies from Byers so that Boyce can modify them and then someone could just swap out the assembly without having to do all the grinding and drilling
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I am glad to hear you are happy with the modification. I talked to Boyce about it this morning. Perhaps will let my truck be the next one and then we can get lots of pictures.
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That sounds interesting. That's one of my issues as well. My right hip starts hurting real bad after a long drive. Left side is fine because I can rest the leg using the dead pedal.
Mine does the same thing, it would be nice to be more comfy on those longer trips for sure.
Those of you that have seen Boyce and I together, know that there is about a 10" to 12" difference in our heights. Boyce's biggest complaint in driving my truck (when I let him) was that the gas pedal was too close in and he couldn't stretch his leg out when driving long distances. He started thinking about it yesterday and ended up modifying the gas pedal assembly. He now has about 2" more and he says that he can now almost stretch his leg out straight. It took him about an hour to do the mod
The basic process (sorry we didn't take pictures as he did this, but we will on the next one he does) is to first remove the pedal assembly from the truck, 3 -10 mm bolts (top one is a b*tch). Unplug the electrical connector and the assembly comes free.
Use a center punch and hammer to drive back the pin that holds the pedal to the assembly until the pedal come free. Don't loose the pin or spring.
Cut the end off where the pedal attaches. Boyce cut about 1 3/4" off. Using the piece that he cut off, he then used the grinder to reshape the cut end to match what was cut off and extend the indented area of the angle bracket to allow the pedal to rotate thru it's full range. (You may think this will weaken the arm, but not enough metal is removed to weaken it enough to worry about.)
Using the cutoff piece as the pattern, redrill the hole to attach the pedal. Make sure to drill the hole the SAME size of the original; too small you won't be able to drive the pin back in, and too big you're scr**wed (actually you'll have to get a larger pin or a stainless bolt and then shim the bolt in place.
Reattach the pedal through the new hole, be sure to put the spring back in properly. Then reconnect the electrical connection and re-install the pedal.
Boyce is really happy with it and I'm getting used to it.
doesn't this force you to move the seat up closer to the steering wheel.
What about the position of the gas pedal in relation to the brake and the clutch, does this cause any issues.??
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doesn't this force you to move the seat up closer to the steering wheel.
What about the position of the gas pedal in relation to the brake and the clutch, does this cause any issues.??
Thanks
Yes I have to move the seat further forward than what I did before. But that's not a big deal. There is a lot of room to move the seat forward for me. The issue was that the seat was as far back as possible for Boyce and his leg was still bent awkardly and it was uncomfortable after an hour or so.
If you'll look at the pedals, the gas pedal is already further back than the brake and clutch. I notice that I have to bend my knee a lttle more to get to the brake but nothing excessive. Even in stop and go traffic on the way home last nite for 45 min, it wasn't really uncomfortable. And this morning I really didn't notice the difference other than I had to move my seat a little to get in the right position.
Since you don't drive with your foot resting on the brake pedal, after the 2nd or 3rd time driving it, you don't even notice it. Mine is an automatic, so I don't know how it would affect driving with a clutch. However, when I used to drive a clutch, I never had my foot resting on the clutch pedal, so I have the tendency to think the same about it as the brake. After 2 or 3 times of driving it, you'd never notice the difference.
Being 4' 18 1/2" tall is not so bad in an SSR. No gas pedal aches on any trip.
It was never an issue for me either, but then on long road trips I ended up doing all of the driving. That gets a little old, especially when he was in the seat snoring and I was the one who had been up for 20 hours.
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It was never an issue for me either, but then on long road trips I ended up doing all of the driving. That gets a little old, especially when he was in the seat snoring and I was the one who had been up for 20 hours.
Nancy,
Next time he's asleep, pull into a rest area and while still rolling at about 2 mph, pull up behind a parked 18 wheeler. Slam on the brakes and scream !! He'll probably never sleep again.
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Nancy,
Next time he's asleep, pull into a rest area and while still rolling at about 2 mph, pull up behind a parked 18 wheeler. Slam on the brakes and scream !! He'll probably never sleep again.
SSRusty
Nancy Do Not Do This You Will Never Get The Smell Out Of Your Truck
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Nancy,
Next time he's asleep, pull into a rest area and while still rolling at about 2 mph, pull up behind a parked 18 wheeler. Slam on the brakes and scream !! He'll probably never sleep again.
SSRusty
I did that to my father-in-law, hollered....OH I'VE HIT A COW!!!, He about blacked my eye... but it was funny!!!
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He took the time last Sunday at Weck's to draw out the pattern and pass on his tried and true steps to make this a simply modification. Gaining 2" of leg room makes a BIG difference to anyone thats 6' +. Boyce your the man.
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Nancy,
Please thank Boyce for me!!
He took the time last Sunday at Weck's to draw out the pattern and pass on his tried and true steps to make this a simply modification. Gaining 2" of leg room makes a BIG difference to anyone thats 6' +. Boyce your the man.
Is there a copy of this drawing that someone would be able to post? Will the description be self explanatory once the pedal is removed?
Thanks, Joe
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