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Location: London, England | Hi, my 57 Plym has manual brakes, all properly bled and adjusted. It stops fine. However, the brake pedal seems a lot higher than the gas pedal, I have to consciously lift my leg to get my foot on it. Is this normal? If not, what could be adjusted? Free play is good. |
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Location: So. Cal | The brake pedal usually is higher than the gas pedal. That sounds normal. Using your brain to lift your leg also sounds normal. You could try braking with your right foot instead if it bothers you. That's what most people do who learned to drive with a manual transmission because you have to push the clutch with your right foot before braking.
If you would like to adjust it lower, then shorten the push rod and increase the upper stop. I'm not sure if that upper stop is adjustable or not. If not, then you may need to weld something to it. |
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Location: Blythewood, SC | Sounds like your car is normal. All of my antiques have the pedals at different heights than the accel. No need to change anything. |
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Exner Expert 10K+
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Location: So. Cal | Another thing to look at is to ensure that your gas pedal is as high as it should be. See if you can lengthen out your pedal linkage to make it sit higher. |
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1957 Plymouth brake pedal seems high
