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Big_Guys_baby · 09-20-2013, 11:53 AM

Hey Gang,

Back workin on the Business coupe and hope to get her on the road by this weekend. Working on instaling the floorboards and I have a set of the pedal seals from carpenters. This car never had them as long as we have owned them, so my question is: Do those pedal seals go on top of the floorboard, or do they go underneath? Not sure if I am clear, but should I put the pedal seals in the brake and clutch pedal arms BEFORE I put the floorboard into the car, or do they go on after?

They are extremely thick pieces of rubber, am I going to have to readjust the clutch and brake pedal also???

Thanks!

Jeff

al pa. · 09-20-2013, 03:12 PM

The seals go on below the floorboard,so that they seal when the pedals are not depressed.This has no effect on the pedal adjustments,unless you made adjustment while the pedals were fully raised.They WILL go higher without the floorboard in place.

Big_Guys_baby · 09-20-2013, 03:30 PM

Thanks Al!

Old Henry · 09-20-2013, 03:30 PM

Here's a diagram showing the pedal seals that go on the pedal shafts before the floor goes down. The flat surface goes up. The one seal that has some of one side trimmed off goes on the clutch pedal shaft as shown to clear a frame something that it would otherwise hit.

Big_Guys_baby · 09-20-2013, 03:38 PM

I also have a copy of that pic, but wasn't sure how it related to floorboard.

Thanks!

Lembo46 · 01-20-2025, 10:05 AM

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Hey guys! Just curious, how are the seals installed? I'm not doing a floorboard over. I just want to add the seals as my car never had them. Can in remove the connectors under the floorboard to slide the seal on? Thanks!

corvette8n · 01-20-2025, 10:39 AM

I think you take the pedal pad off #2454 in pic and slid them on, then work the rubber through the floorboard.

TJ · 01-20-2025, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lembo46

Hey guys! Just curious, how are the seals installed? I'm not doing a floorboard over. I just want to add the seals as my car never had them. Can in remove the connectors under the floorboard to slide the seal on? Thanks!

You could split them on one side and then glue the side back together with weather strip cement after installed.

JayChicago · 01-20-2025, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lembo46

I just want to add the seals as my car never had them. Can in remove the connectors under the floorboard to slide the seal on? Thanks!

No connectors under the floorboard that could be removed. But it may work as per post 7 or post 8.

Since your car has not had bumpers, your pedals will stop 1/2" to 1" further depressed than before. After installation you should check to see if you still have some free play in both pedals.

V8 Bob · 01-20-2025, 08:26 PM

I would advise not using the thick stock bumper/seals if you have changed the OE 1 1/16" master cylinder to a smaller bore (like a Mustang 1" during a brake upgrade) because longer pedal travel will be needed to assure fully stroking the new master. Much thinner rubber pads can be used as bumpers, and floor padding and carpet should provide enough sealing, and is what was done on my '40.

Just realized the original post is over 11 years old!

09-20-2013, 11:53 AM	#1
Big_Guys_baby Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: North Carolina Posts: 191	Pedal Seals 1946 Hey Gang, Back workin on the Business coupe and hope to get her on the road by this weekend. Working on instaling the floorboards and I have a set of the pedal seals from carpenters. This car never had them as long as we have owned them, so my question is: Do those pedal seals go on top of the floorboard, or do they go underneath? Not sure if I am clear, but should I put the pedal seals in the brake and clutch pedal arms BEFORE I put the floorboard into the car, or do they go on after? They are extremely thick pieces of rubber, am I going to have to readjust the clutch and brake pedal also??? Thanks! Jeff

09-20-2013, 03:30 PM	#3
Big_Guys_baby Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: North Carolina Posts: 191	Re: Pedal Seals 1946 Thanks Al!

09-20-2013, 03:30 PM	#4
Old Henry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 5,762	Re: Pedal Seals 1946 Here's a diagram showing the pedal seals that go on the pedal shafts before the floor goes down. The flat surface goes up. The one seal that has some of one side trimmed off goes on the clutch pedal shaft as shown to clear a frame something that it would otherwise hit. __________________ Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome) "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” *Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness

09-20-2013, 03:38 PM	#5
Big_Guys_baby Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: North Carolina Posts: 191	Re: Pedal Seals 1946 I also have a copy of that pic, but wasn't sure how it related to floorboard. Thanks!

01-20-2025, 10:05 AM	#6
Lembo46 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2025 Location: Framingham MA Posts: 1	Re: Pedal Seals 1946 Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Hey guys! Just curious, how are the seals installed? I'm not doing a floorboard over. I just want to add the seals as my car never had them. Can in remove the connectors under the floorboard to slide the seal on? Thanks!

09-20-2013, 03:12 PM	#2
al pa. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: pgh.pa. Posts: 321	Re: Pedal Seals 1946 The seals go on below the floorboard,so that they seal when the pedals are not depressed.This has no effect on the pedal adjustments,unless you made adjustment while the pedals were fully raised.They WILL go higher without the floorboard in place.

01-20-2025, 10:39 AM	#7
corvette8n Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY Posts: 3,198	Re: Pedal Seals 1946 I think you take the pedal pad off #2454 in pic and slid them on, then work the rubber through the floorboard.

01-20-2025, 08:26 PM	#10
V8 Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Granger (Northern) Indiana Posts: 1,586	Re: Pedal Seals 1946 I would advise not using the thick stock bumper/seals if you have changed the OE 1 1/16" master cylinder to a smaller bore (like a Mustang 1" during a brake upgrade) because longer pedal travel will be needed to assure fully stroking the new master. Much thinner rubber pads can be used as bumpers, and floor padding and carpet should provide enough sealing, and is what was done on my '40. Just realized the original post is over 11 years old! Last edited by V8 Bob; 01-20-2025 at 08:47 PM.