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How do you cure your gas pedal knee aches?

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by DanStew, Oct 16, 2005.

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  1. DanStew

    DanStew Preowned Merkin salesman Staff Member

    Just got back form driving the jeep around. boy is my knee sore. What do you guys do to ease the fatigue the gas pedal does on a persons leg? Do you angle the seat up and back a little? I didnt notch out the rear wheel well and dont want to do that yet. just want to ease the pain.
     
    DanStew, Oct 16, 2005
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  2. Mcruff

    Mcruff Earlycj5 Machinist

    :shock: What kind of spring do you have on your carb and or what kind of gas pedal do you have, I have never gotten fatigue from my gas pedal Dan. If you still have the original pedal your suppose to put your whole foot on the pedal to push it down, not the tip of your foot!!
     
    Mcruff, Oct 16, 2005
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  3. sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

    I've driven one that fatigued my shin badly. The seat angle was not the original seat and it was painful for just 1/2 an hour.

    Linus OTOH is quite comfortable. I'd say adjust your seat to suit you better somehow.
     
    sparky, Oct 16, 2005
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  4. DanStew

    DanStew Preowned Merkin salesman Staff Member

    the spring is actually pretty light, after i got the new accelorator cable it was really touchy but i ended up liking it.

    I have the full length pedal, but i do have alot of my foot resting on the floor. I am thinknig i have to angle the seat up more, it is kind of flat.

    Just now is my knee not hurting anymore.
     
    DanStew, Oct 16, 2005
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  5. rocnrol

    rocnrol Member

    because i built my jeep from scratch and due to a lot of the mods i wanted to do, i had totaly pluged every hole that was in the fire-wall. i made a template of a yj fire-wall and used most of the holes from that, when it came time for my seating arangement i kinda sat in it and where my feet felt comfortable, thats where i put the gas pedel and seat. a lot of my budies that get behind my wheel dont know how i can drive it down a trail, never mind some of the long trips i have taken it on ( did 2000 mi one summer:shock: ) i am 6'3'' so i must have done something right, i guess my point is to mayby personalize it some more
     
    rocnrol, Oct 16, 2005
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  6. Phalanxx

    Phalanxx Jeep Newbie

    just mash the damn thing all the way to the floor and hold it (put a nice and heavy brick on it?)
    WOT!!!

    i have the same issues with my throttle..but i would put my foot on the hump and use the heel of my boot to hold down on the throttle.
    no cure, just temp fix. drove from maine to boston that way @85 mph in McGruff all kicked back with heel on the pedal..worked great.
     
    Phalanxx, Oct 16, 2005
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  7. Old Bill

    Old Bill Aggressively passive....

    I brace the outside of my right foot against the tranny hump and kind of "roll" it on the skinny pedal. Supposed to help on the bouncy parts of trails too....
     
    Old Bill, Oct 16, 2005
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  8. w3srl

    w3srl All-around swell dude Staff Member

    The flatties have a round knob that screws into one of the tranny hump cover bolts that acts like a footrest. No issues here.
     
    w3srl, Oct 16, 2005
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  9. DanStew

    DanStew Preowned Merkin salesman Staff Member

    Steve, let me see a pic of that footrest if you have one available. Unfortunately i do not have the original tranny hump
     
    DanStew, Oct 16, 2005
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  10. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    If you have a real light spring maybe you have a reverse affect in that you are controlling the pressure of your foot on the pedal with your knee. Actually using your knee to keep pressure off the throttle instead of on it?
     
    Glenn, Oct 16, 2005
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  11. DanStew

    DanStew Preowned Merkin salesman Staff Member

    Here is a picture of my pedal. a little hard to see, but you can tell where it is in relation to the flat portion of the floor. It does look a little higher up than probably normal, but i had to modify it to fit the new tranny tunnel. It is a stock 72-75 gas pedal. I did un do the front bolt to the seat and i spaced it up about an inch n the front to recline the seat a bit. That does make a differnce to me, the bottom of my legs seem to be better supported. I am thinking bout making a little wooden spacer to put on the floor for the heal of the foot to rest on, so that i use more of the foot than the toes. What sayeth you all??
     
    DanStew, Oct 16, 2005
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  12. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    I sayeth me no seeum any picture.
     
    Glenn, Oct 16, 2005
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  13. DanStew

    DanStew Preowned Merkin salesman Staff Member

    Ooopseth
    Hereth
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    Pictureth
     
    DanStew, Oct 16, 2005
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  14. Boyink

    Boyink Super Moderator Staff Member

    Hand throttle...;)

    (For me it's all about getting the seating position right...)
     
    Boyink, Oct 16, 2005
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  15. DanStew

    DanStew Preowned Merkin salesman Staff Member

    You saying you have long legs??? :)
     
    DanStew, Oct 16, 2005
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  16. Boyink

    Boyink Super Moderator Staff Member

    :)

    I was gonna say "SupersizeBus"...
     
    Boyink, Oct 16, 2005
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  17. DanStew

    DanStew Preowned Merkin salesman Staff Member

    its possible.... I will get a certain commando back with a good frame :)
     
    DanStew, Oct 16, 2005
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  18. Schlotka

    Schlotka default member

    x2
     
    Schlotka, Oct 16, 2005
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  19. Hippo393

    Hippo393 Jeepless

    Never had a prob with the knee, but a 2-hr trip into PA pretty much ruins my grip from the steering wheel!
     
    Hippo393, Oct 16, 2005
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  20. ScottP66CJ

    ScottP66CJ Member

    I had the sore leg/knee problem when I first got my Jeep. I had the heal of my foot on the floor. I then moved my heal up on the trans cover and my that was much more comfortable for me. It also alowed me you rest the side of my foot on the top cover which made it that much better.

    Scott
     
    ScottP66CJ, Oct 17, 2005
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