Complete Pedal Repair Instructions

[ExpeditionAndy]

Wondering the same thing... is it the same gear for both the gas pedal and the brake pedal? I found the gas pedal gear is split and the worm gear was trying to ride up the teeth on the driven gear. I don’t know how long it’s going to work, but I filed the teeth on the both sides of the break and now the pedals are working just fine.

Yes the same gear controls both sides. They move together.

This what my old gear looked like.



This was after I installed the replacement gear I got from Curless Auto.

 

[mouchra]

Hello,
Can this be done to a 2001 Expedition? The pedal assembly is not the same as these new ones.
Mine is a Gen 1.

Please advise.

 

[kep5niner]

I just knocked this out yesterday. It took about 20 minutes, and the results are rock solid! I don't necessarily utilize the movable pedals much beyond the initial positioning I like, but it's good to know that it works as it should. There are several write-ups across the web for Curless's gear, but this one was the most helpful with the best pictures and explanations.

 

[rickrick123]

First, thanks to everyone who posted previously on this thread and others about the power pedal repair. I just picked up a mint condition 2003 expy 4wd with 95k on it and the pedals were not moving. The threads here and also videos I found on youtube gave me hope this was a quick fix and nothing to worry about.

In my case, it is actually not the gear but the motor that is burned out. I have no action at all and got it down to the motor getting power but doing absolutely nothing. I saw many notes here on how to manually adjust the brake pedal but not the gas so i wanted to add what I did for the gas pedal in this case.

If you have a dead motor you can do the following.

To adjust the brake, disconnect the cable on top of the motor which is located just to the right of the gas pedal then simply turn the cable (I used a pair of vice grips) to adjust the brake pedal. No removal of the gear box cover is needed. Re-attach the cable to the motor.

For the gas pedal, do the same in reverse. Disconnect the cable from the top of the brake gear box and then rotate the cable to adjust the gas pedal.

I may try and find a motor at the salvage yard but honestly doubt I will ever need to move the pedals again.

Now on to fixing the play in my power drivers seat

 

[kep5niner]

Now on to fixing the play in my power drivers seat

Had the same issue with the drivers seat as well, and it drove me nuts. I picked up another seat at the junk yard, and swapped out the tracks into the original seat. All of the motors from the original seat were known good, so I only wanted to change the tracks. I accomplished this while I was reupholstering the front seats, and it was a very successful project.

I did have to sift through several seats at the junk yard, as it appears that the loose tracks were an issue with many if them.

 

[micoates]

Yes the same gear controls both sides. They move together.

This what my old gear looked like.

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This was after I installed the replacement gear I got from Curless Auto.
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Can you provide any details on how to order this replacement gear from Curless? I would appreciate any information