Steve,
There was a black sealant used between the aluminum mounting spacer and
the body, which I replace with 3M "Strip Caulk", but I guess you could
use any body sealant.
I don't remember there being any sealant between the pedal box and body,
but maybe there is and I just don't recall since it's been a while since
I've removed one.
The rust is usually from leaky brake and clutch m/cs and fluid gets by
the seals and runs into that area.
I've had excellent results with silicone fluid and like it if for no
other reason that it doesn't remove paint like regular brake fluid. I've
been using silicone for almost 10 years with no leakages from either
system. I do bleed the system every 2 years as part of routine
maintenance.
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
CF38690UO
Hello Folks,
I removed my clutch master cylinder, brake master
cylinder, and the brake servo, as well as the pedal box
and pedals. Now I'm putting them back...
On the only two pedal boxes I've ever seen (including
the one from my recently acquired '70 TR6), they are
both rusty on the section that faces the front of the
car (the section with the two large holes to
accommodate the brake and clutch levers). I ended up
cleaning my pedal box of all the rust, painted it, and
now I'm ready to put it all back together.
When I removed things, it looked like there was some
kind of gasket material between the brake servo
"spacer" (the square aluminum piece between the servo
and the firewall). Also, it looked like maybe there
was some kind of caulking or sealant on the top of the
pedal box. I tried to decide if there was a gasket,
and if there was sealant, but it was quite deteriorated
and I couldn't really tell. Maybe the rust that I've
seen on these pedal boxes is from water (or brake
fluid) getting into the cabin from the outside, that
should have been stopped by such measures?
So should I be fashioning a gasket for the spacer,
and/or using some kind of sealer goop (like
weatherstripping adhesive or something else) when
putting this back together?
Many many Thanks,
Steve
San Mateo, Ca
1970 TR6 (non o/d)
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