>>> -- I have to agree-- my t2 was 6 m0s old and the gas spring broke
>>they are sending me a few extras; i was curious as to how you
>>limited your pedal travel.... (and how you keep it from sliding across
>>the floor.....) antracer
brake and throttle spring in all of them. What I've done is modify the
pedals internally to limit the travel: I pop-rivited a couple of small
aluminum plates, about .120" in thickness overall, to the floor of the
unit just under the pedals, between the tabs that support the pedal
pivot bolts. This creates a new stop which lets the pedals go about 2/3
of the way back, compared to their original stock travel.
This should help spring life, and it also makes the pedals much more
realistic; the stock travel is way too long, in my opinion. I can
respond much more quickly with brake or throttle adjustments while
racing. I had to recalibrate my sims for the reduced travel, but they
work great.
Since we both like to left-foot brake while racing, holding the pedals
down with the left foot doesn't work. We've both built wooden bases for
the pedals. These are very simple, just a piece of plywood the width of
the pedal base, but a couple of feet longer.
We use 1" thick blocks of wood and bits of metal to anchor the pedals to
the wooden base: blocks behind and ahead of the pedal base, with a
couple of metal tabs screwed to the back of the front block, which hook
over the front of the pedal base. It's easy to take the pedals out just
by lifting up the back of the pedal base. The plywood is long enough to
allow the driver to sit with the front legs of the chair on it, which
holds it in place.
Here's a sketch:
(|
\ <- T2 pedal unit
\ ____ wood block topped by metal plate which
_\ | hooks over front of pedals
| - _ v _____ chair sits here
__| - _ ____ |
->|__|_____________^|__|________________v___
| |__________________________________________| <-plywood
|
-wood block
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Alison Hine