TheSamba.com :: View topic - Source For Brake Pedal Swing Lever Snap Ring?

Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:49 am

I was changing out the brake pedal return spring on the Mango last night and inadvertantly broke the snap ring that secures the brake pedal swing lever to the chassis.
I checked WW and CIP, but no one appears to list this snap ring. Any idea where I can source one (or two) from?
Old school hardware stores and FLAPS have become extinct up here!
Thanks

Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:41 am

I lost one of my RGB axle top snaprings once and hit up a transmission shop. Two I went to had huge tins of used snaprings. I found a few and used the one that fit best. Someone popped up and told me the correct size so that narrowed it down. I don't know your size. Maybe hazetguy?

Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:23 am

Riff Raff wrote: the snap ring that secures the brake pedal swing lever to the chassis.

it's a 16 x 1 snap ring.
it is also the same snap ring that is used on a throw out bearing cross shaft (post splitcase trans), so if you have a spare bushing kit for that, or a transmission laying around, use the one from that application.

Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:09 pm

I don't think this gets said often enough.

Thank You!

Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:36 pm

I'm glad this info is still here, but I'm also wondering if the bushing in the pedal linkage is also available. I thought my spring was sprung but it's just stuck. I was able to remove it from the shaft but I'd like to replace that bushing instead of just cleaning it up and greasing it before reinstalling a new return spring with the linkage. Anyone know if those bushings are available?

Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:41 pm

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1094485

He no longer sells just the bushings, so you would have to swap out all your pedal items for his restored set.