Lotus Elise S1 Service Notes page 332

Lotus Service Notes
Section JH
JH.8 - PEDAL BOX
The extruded aluminium alloy pedal box is secured to the chassis scuttle via six horizontally disposed M 6
screws, three fixing each side of the box to a vertical bracket, itself bonded and rivetted to the chassis. An steel
pivot shaft is clamped into the pedal box, and serves all three pedals, which are themselves common extru-
sions, with the throttle pedal being a narrower section than that used for the brake and clutch. T h e brake and
clutch pedals use cylindrical coated alloy trunnions to actuate their master cylinder pushrods, with the bore for
the brake pedal trunnion being machined nearer to the pedal pivot than in that for the clutch pedal. T h e top end
of each pedal uses maintenance free, self lubricating, plastic pivot bushes, and an extruded footpad is bolted
or rivetted to the bottom end of the pedal. The throttle pedal uses a ball jointed rod, and multiplier lever to
operate a throttle control cable which is routed along the cockpit centre, beneath the gear lever and parking
brake lever trim panels.
Scuttle
bracket
Pedal
pivot
Bhaft
Pedal
pivot
bush
Throttle
cable
Throttle
linkage
multiplier
lever
downstop
Pedal
trunnion
Footpad
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