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MG MGA - pedal fume excluder

I have a new MOSS fume excluder for the clutch/brake pedals, and am wondering if there are too many convolutions on it as I can't get the pedals thru the hole in the rubber. My orig excluder is long gone, and the pictures in Clauseger (sp?) don't show enough detail. The SPL illustration seems to show 3 or 4 convolutions, while the MOSS bit has 5. Could someone have a look at their car and see how many convolutions above the clamping flange there are?

Thanks!
George G.

Have u tried some rubber grease or some brake fluid to lubricate?
Mike
Mike Ellsmore

Mike, I have used oil. My experience with repro rubber pieces has not been good. Either they are not real rubber and deterorate in a year, and/or require substantial trimming to fit. In this case, the slot in the top convolution is much shorter that the width of the pedal where it should fit, but I don't have those dimensions at hand at the moment. My old excluder was tossed as it was almost melted from who knows what abuse, possibly being drenched in brake fluid at some time....?
George G.

I had the same problem on my TD...The excluder is an extremely tight fit, and almost impossible to get over the pedal arm, without tearing the rubber....
You must use Vaseline or some other type of grease on the pedal arm, then warm the excluder slightly with a hair drier or carefully with a heat gun, and try to slip it over while warm...
You might also try using the hard plastic body molding tools, to pry it over the pedal arms.
Good luck.
Edward
E B Wesson

I would not recommend using oil on rubber parts, unless they are destined for the suspension. I find silicon brake fluid to be a superb lubricant.
Neil MG

The trick used on bikes to get handle bar grips off is neat washing up liquid which works brilliantly. I would think it would work here too and you can rid of it easily after.

Paul
Paul Dean

Cut the hole a bit bigger!
Art Pearse

This thread was discussed between 02/08/2014 and 03/08/2014

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