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Originally Posted by yblock57
Sal & dmsfrr —
Thanks very much for the input. Good to know one piece of the puzzle is ok.
I had thought about 'tweaking' the firewall piece and may end up having to do it. Before I do, I wanted to see if anyone had another threaded rod (dmsfrr referred to) that adjusts pedal height that I could compare mine to. Went ahead and removed and got some measurements.
Overall length (fully extended) is 5 1/4". This only gives me approx. 3" pedal height. If all the catalogs list this for 55-57 then maybe this is the correct one. Just wanted to verify before I bend things.
Again, thanks for everyone's help. This is one of the best source of info on these cars out there.
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That threaded pedal adjustment link at the back of the 'mousetrap' comes in three versions, for '55, '56 and '57.
Part # 9784 - A, B or C for the three different years, in that order. The '55 version may be the longest?
They are on page 33 in a Casco catalog, or page 70 in the Hill's catalog. $50 to $60 depending on the version.
I don't understand why a part that appears to be and should be 'correct' won't give you the adjustment needed. Perhaps you can create a temporary part with a 'better' length and see if it works before doing something more permanent.
If there's a local hot-rod shop near you they may have some pieces to work from.
Mine is the same way, that adjustment link seems too short. But I wrote it off to having '57 linkage, intake manif & carburetor in a '55 that originally used different hardware. So I re-created a slightly different version of the adjustment procedure, without using the 1/4 inch 'alignment tool', drill bit, screwdriver shaft, etc.
So far it's working
much better than it was. (but I have nothing else to compare it to)