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Defender pedal box.

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Saffy:
Seeing I had a good pedal box/bracket from a 110 I am breaking I decided my wobbly pedal had to go today. Releasing the pedal to brake master was  simple enough with easy access. As said above the pivot pin at the top which the pedal hinged on is a bit of a pig to knock out the retaining pin as there is no access. (I have seen some do it situ by drifting the pivot and shearing the retain peg but doesn't look healthy for bulkhead!).
So the pedal box has to come out for access. I managed to unbolt the master/vacuum servo from the brake pedal box/bracket and because there is enough play in the pipe work I was able to get away without disturbing the hydraulics which is a bonus. With a bit of fiddling the pedal and its box can be worked up and out past the wiring loom and servo.  The box and servo is different to the one on the old 110 compared to my 300tdi so I just swapped the pedal itself, the pivot pin and the bronze like bushes which where the same. The wear on mine was restricted to both the pedal and the pair of bushes, the pivot peg seems barely worn.
Any how, bit of a clean up and all replaced and back together with fresh water sealant. Pedal feels really good now without is moving 1/2inch side to side so was well worth the barely 2 hours spent. I never feared the pedal would fail totally but it one of those things that niggles.
 

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