DIY: A clutch pedal your foot will never slip off of.
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DIY: A clutch pedal your foot will never slip off of.
So It's rainy season here in California, and I've noticed that when you have wet shoes, the clutch pedal becomes very slippery. This makes me worried that my foot will slip off the cluch completely, accidentally dropping my car into gear.
So I went to the hardware store and picked up some 3M safety grip tape, for $1.50 a foot. This is the same stuff they put on the deck of skateboards, and is basically sandpaper with a sticky backing. One foot of the stuff will be more then enough for our needs.
Cut out some circles of the tape, and size them to the rubber bits on the clutch pedal, then just stick them on.
So I went to the hardware store and picked up some 3M safety grip tape, for $1.50 a foot. This is the same stuff they put on the deck of skateboards, and is basically sandpaper with a sticky backing. One foot of the stuff will be more then enough for our needs.
Cut out some circles of the tape, and size them to the rubber bits on the clutch pedal, then just stick them on.
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yes i went there.
looks good, im concerned about this too. might do the brakes and accelerator as well.
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The rubber bits are just about the size of a .45 shell casing though, thats what i used as a guide for cutting mine out. I used crappy scissors though, and thats why they aren't quite even (cutting out sandpaper was much harder then i had initially anticipated)
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my foot does slip a lot when it's wet out.
i think using a 3 hole punch would work. they'd be a lot smaller, but you don't necessarily need them to be the full size of the circles. you just need points that will cause friction.
i think using a 3 hole punch would work. they'd be a lot smaller, but you don't necessarily need them to be the full size of the circles. you just need points that will cause friction.
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Great idea though.. Now that I think about it, I am definitely going to do this for my brake pedal. That's the one pedal I do NOT want my foot slipping off of...
Good call on the .45 casing. I have a bunch of those lying around and some 200 grit... When cutting sandpaper you wanna go from the paper side with a sharp knife... Scissors don't work too well cost the "sand" side WILL destroy your cutting edge.
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Give it a shot and let us know how it works out
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Seriously though, my clutch is way too heavy to disengage it barefoot.. Not to mention that I would never be able to heel-toe if I actually had to do it with a ... toe
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