pedal box

1978 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE
1,928,473 MILES • 1.5L • MANUAL
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MARK HOWE
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i am removing pedal box to put another one in my problem i am having is when it loosen everything on the pedal box. i am trying to remove it but the pedal box is catching on the brake cable connection part and because the brake lever is so far out. i am not having enough room for the pedal box to go over the brake cable so the pedal box can drop to the floor any ideas on what i should do please?
Aug 20, 2016 at 5:32 PM
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Do you mean the brake pedal push rod?
Aug 21, 2016 at 4:09 AM
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MARK HOWE
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um, i am not sure what its called it is the brake cable that is hooked up to the brake pedal. it might be called a push rod not sure.
Aug 21, 2016 at 4:32 AM
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Okay, that will be the brake pedal push rod, i feel that you will have to undo the four brake booster attach bolts or nuts as the case may be and pull the booster forward i am not sure if there will be enough room with out removing the master cylinder, have a look and if the master has to come off, this will complicate things a bit more, let me know before you attempt to remove the master cylinder if this is required.
Aug 21, 2016 at 4:59 AM
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MARK HOWE
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thank you for your response i now no what im looking at thanks for correcting me about the brake pedal push rod i will have a look at the car tomorrow and see what brake booster system i have before i touch it. i do have one question being a old car as it is if i do remove the brake cylinder from the brake booster? i am picking it should then expose the brake push rod in the middle of it do i then just pull forward on the push rod and i am picking that will then allow the push rod inside the car to be then pushed forward.
Aug 21, 2016 at 10:06 AM
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MARK HOWE
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thanks i went into reading further and watching some videos and i will see if i can get enough room tomorrow to pull the brake booster out slightly and then see if i can drop the pedal box without having to disconnect the brake cylinder lines as i am hoping to avoid to having to bleed brakes and stuff. thank you again for directing me in the right direction now that i no it is a brake pedal push rod and not a brake cable. i now no what i am looking at. thanks again.
Aug 21, 2016 at 10:58 AM
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Okay, good luck, re-post if you get stuck or need further assistance.
Aug 21, 2016 at 2:32 PM
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MARK HOWE
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hey there i got the pedal box out ive put the new one in just having a slight problem im trying to get the brake booster push rod hole to line up with the brake pedal hole so i can slide the bolt through i cant seem to get it to lign up properly i have already tighten the bolts up on the pedal box, im picking i would have to loosen the bolts up on the pedal box and have a bit of free play on the pedal box to move around to be able to line up the hole properly before i tighten down the pedal box again.
Aug 24, 2016 at 3:01 PM
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Sounds like a plan, always a good idea to have every thing started but loose enough to help with any re aligning required.
Aug 24, 2016 at 8:15 PM