Very common problem. We have three Miatas in the
family fleet which have been autocrossed to some extent.
All have the cut in the carpet under the gas pedal.
Jim Hedderick
P.S. - When my idiot dealer replaced the carpet under
warranty, they forgot to take out some of the fasteners.
I asked them to keep it a day & fix it, which they did not.
When I got it home, I found that they had used an impact
wrench on the seat bolts, cross threading some of them.
That's why they gave it back still not installed correctly.
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> From: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
> To: autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Holy WOT, Batman! Stuck Miata throttle
> Date: Thursday, February 11, 1999 5:58 PM
>
> Had kind of an unnerving incident last Sunday at the Texas Spokes
> event in San Marcos. I was watching my co-driver approach the finish
> line and heard my car going brrrrmmmmmmmmBABABABABABABABA *silence*
>
> *uh oh*
>
> Alan coasted back to the pits a bit wide-eyed, reporting that the
> throttle had stuck. I had a look at the car and realized what had
> happened: The underside of the Miata's gas pedal is a sharp edge,
> which over a couple of seasons has worn a hole in the carpet that
> finally snagged the pedal. Shudder...I'm glad he knew to cut the
> ignition without locking up the steering. I patched the hole with
> duct tape, and am having the carpet replaced under warranty, but need
> to decide how best to prevent a repeat occurrence.
>
> Any other Miata drivers experienced this problem? I was thinking of
> getting some kind of plastic edging to press over the sharp edge of
> the pedal. Other ideas?
>
> Craig "and I'm chief tech inspector...how embarrassing" Blome
> Texas Spokes SCC, Austin, TX
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