GAS PEDAL LOOSE? INCORRECT POSITION?

hey i'm not so sure if this is an issue, this is something that i just so happen to randomly notice. i'm not sure if its always been like this but today i noticed that the gas pedal seems a little wobbly? not side to side, but more of like back but NOT forth; lets say i put my foot under the gas pedal, with my toes i can pull the pedal back quite a bit (towards me).

as i compared the position of the brake pedal and gas pedal, the gas pedal is quite farther back. while driving it felt and seemed normal as usual, but its just something that i happen to pick up on and wonder about? is this normal or is it loose? if it does need adjustment what tools would i need?

Both of those conditions are normal... The top of the gas pedal arm pulls back on the throttle cable when you press on the pedal, but when it is pulled back the hole in the arm slides the other way on the cable.

Also, the brake is much higher than the gas - so much so that I lowered my brake pedal...

Also makes 'unintended acceleration' less likely because the plane of the brake pedal (as well as elevation) is higher. It's actually kind of tough to confuse them.

Albertj

albertj wrote:

Also makes 'unintended acceleration' less likely because the plane of the brake pedal (as well as elevation) is higher. It's actually kind of tough to confuse them.

Albertj

That is precisely why they made the brake uncomfortably high: because of the Audi 5000 being blamed for
stupid drivers... In my pre-Audi-vintage GM cars, the pedals were roughly the same height and well-spaced side to side.

Unfortunately, it's dangerous in a different way now - I'm guessing the guys who designed the pedal
assembly did so with the bench seat in mind. But if you're tall with wide feet, the console, brake height
and brake location make a trap for your foot in a panic stop... If they were gonna raise the pedal, they should
also have made the arm longer and bent it farther left.

okay cool, thank you