LG45 foot pedal caution

David Bracey

8 January 2017 at 19:50 #52232

Hi everyone. I have a safety warning to mention regarding the clutch pedal on the LG45 – and I presume on other models too.

The clutch pedal plate screws onto the lever and is locked in place with an interference fit ‘through pin’. The throttle and brake are held in place with nuts and bolts.

Today, whilst navigating my way through the busy Paris city centre the clutch pedal locking pin worked out and the pedal turned 90 degrees to cover the throttle. Of course, depressing the clutch then also depressed the throttle. Could have been very nasty! Fortunately, I was able to pull over and sort it all out.

That won’t happen to me again because I will come up with a better fitment but I wanted to share this with Lagonda community.

Please let me know if I’ve not explained this very well.

David

Bill LG45

9 January 2017 at 17:01 #52233

Glad to hear no serious consequences and best wishes for an enjoyable trip to Paris
Bill

David Bracey

10 January 2017 at 21:47 #52241

Thanks Bill. Had a great time and the car was brilliant. Covered in 1/2″ of ice by the time we arrived there. Photo attached. Really great event though and the clutch pedal issue was just a blip – fortunately.

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bill

11 January 2017 at 09:25 #52245

What an epic journey, David. Well done !
Good to know that the Lagonda seems to be running well.
Why do all the really nasty things – like your the clutch pedal problem – always happen in the most inconvenient places !

David Bracey

11 January 2017 at 20:11 #52246

It adds an extra little excitement to driving a Lagonda I suppose. All good fun – keeps the blood pumping!

Richard Branch

11 January 2017 at 22:22 #52247

Pleased you had a good tour David. Look forward to seeing more pictures on the Lagonda Facebook page. 😀