1939 ford acelerator pedal installation

[Ramblin Reck]

My old accelerator pedal more or less kind of fell apart due to heat coming from engine I believe. Bought a new one and it is stiff as a board. The round cup on the rear side of the pedal is stiff also and has a 1/8" hole in it, in to which I need to shove the top of the metal rod that is attached to the push rod connected to the throttle linkage.



Looking for advice to get that large end of the throttle arm coming up thru the floorboards into the much smaller hole on the backside of the pedal. It was recommended that I use WD40 to lubricate the hole and then will evaporate. I can tell before I start that this is going to be one heck of a battle since the metal linkage is about 4 times larger in diameter than the hole in which it is to be inserted!



Hopefully someone has found the solution to what looks like a real challenge. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR Y'ALLS ADVICE!