Pedal cluster

I don't even claim to know how to take a RHD cluster out, but was curious exactly how it would work. Never gave it thought until just now but figured they had different chassis, which I now see is not true.

Found some pictures that may come in handy to figure out how to take it apart or for further discussion here:

one of top seems to be LHD, the one on the bottom RHD) It almost looks like there's a clip (18) that has to come off in order to remove that accelerator arm (9).

Remco

Ive done it on a 75 super RHD so should be about the same.

With the help of the info Remco (Hi Remco!) gave can you describe more what wont budge and I'll see if I can remember

I didn't have any problems getting mine out. Back in was a different thing !

Make sure you have removed any circlips !

Rich

Ok. Mine is a 63 beetle and it differs abit from the pictures, but is fundamentally the same.

I will refer to the numbers in Remco's picture:

No. 18 does not exist. There was no circlip

The shaft on No. 16, is very long and extends all the way through the pipe next to it (No number).

It appears that this pipe is stuck on the plate connected to the tunnel (Although in my case it is loose from the tunnel - This plate has no Number and is on the right of No. 27)

I have removed the accelarator arm (No. 9) but plate is still on there. Am I trying to remove this from the wrong side? Should I try and take all the pedals off?

Thanks for the assistance.

Zigford,

The plate behind the arm(9) must come off - it's just stuck to the main shaft. Try some penetrating fluid and a bit more persuasion.

On some models there is a similar plate on the RHS of the tunnel, that slips off vertically.

Grahame from Australia

"Grahame Rumballe" wrote in message news:j0lrg.1605$ snipped-for-privacy@news.optus.net.au...

Yes, all bolts - both sides must come out and the plates must come off before the whole pedal assembly can be taken out to the right.

What was holding the arm 9 in place, if there was no clip ? . On picture 60 you can see that whel plate 30 is off, you can see clip 8. plate 31 is the one Grahame mentioned that slide over the shaft from above. Also braket 22 will hold the whole assembly on the right. See clip 8 on the very rich too !

When you take the assembly apart, watch out for spring 14 - remember how it goes back on before you take it off ! Everythin else should be obvious.

You still need to take the pedal cluster out as a whole as I remember.

All this is from memory only - someone please correct me if I got something wrong.

Rich

Thanks all for your posts.

Grahame, I tried as you said and got it.

Abit of lube and some elbow greese and it popped right off.

Then I ran into another problem (Which I've already solved)

In the RHD version of the beetle the clutch cable is virtually impossible to remove because a shaft running right through the tunnel which prevents you from bringing the cluct cable out. Removing this shaft is the key, shaft is held by a circlip.

Cheers