MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Matto on December 16, 2012, 04:54:47 pm

Title: Replacing accelerator pedal.
Post by: Matto on December 16, 2012, 04:54:47 pm: I have just got hold of some R32 pedals and wanting to know is it a matter of unplugging the old and plugging in the new one? Or is there some adaptation to be done? Did have a quick search on here and came across a thread which described throttle/throttle body adaptation.
Title: Re: Replacing accelerator pedal.
Post by: bacillus on December 16, 2012, 04:58:21 pm: Yup, you'll need vcds for adaption post install...
Title: Re: Replacing accelerator pedal.
Post by: vRSAlex on December 16, 2012, 05:44:33 pm: Are the tdi acc pedals not different to the petrol pedals?

Do you have the tool to remove the old pedal Matt?
Title: Re: Replacing accelerator pedal.
Post by: Matto on December 16, 2012, 05:50:04 pm: I've got VCDS so that's no problem.

Alex, I just assumed they would be the same. What tool is needed? Something special?
Title: Re: Replacing accelerator pedal.
Post by: vRSAlex on December 16, 2012, 06:16:58 pm: Quote from: Matto on December 16, 2012, 05:50:04 pm
I've got VCDS so that's no problem.

Alex, I just assumed they would be the same. What tool is needed? Something special?

It's a twin pronged tool that slides into the bottom of the pedal to release the clips. I have one.

I know the one in my altea is different, but yours may be the same.
Title: Re: Replacing accelerator pedal.
Post by: Matto on December 16, 2012, 06:28:12 pm: Ah right ok. Will look at the R pedal and see if I can see how that was fastened down. How did you think the petrol one was different to the diesel one?

Do you know anything about the adaptation procedure?
Title: Re: Replacing accelerator pedal.
Post by: Eddie-NL on December 16, 2012, 06:35:06 pm: I changed mine twice, and didn't do the adaption

Petrol ones work fine on a Diesel
Title: Re: Replacing accelerator pedal.
Post by: Daffy on December 16, 2012, 06:43:57 pm: Quote from: Eddie-NL on December 16, 2012, 06:35:06 pm
I changed mine twice, and didn't do the adaption

Petrol ones work fine on a Diesel

Same here. Have not noticed any problems.
Title: Re: Replacing accelerator pedal.
Post by: DFish on December 16, 2012, 07:03:50 pm: Special tool... haha I just used two screwdrivers.

Fish
Title: Re: Re: Replacing accelerator pedal.
Post by: jason_rmh on December 16, 2012, 08:22:20 pm: I've fitted r32 pedals to my tdi, no problems. Think I used a screw driver to remove the old one.
It wasn't difficult anyway.
Jas
Title: Re: Replacing accelerator pedal.
Post by: bacillus on December 16, 2012, 08:42:24 pm: Quote from: Matto on December 16, 2012, 06:28:12 pm
Do you know anything about the adaptation procedure?

http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/Throttle_Body_Alignment_(TBA)
Title: Re: Replacing accelerator pedal.
Post by: Matto on December 16, 2012, 10:19:23 pm: Cheers bacillus. That was what I read the other day. Someone had copy and pasted it into a thread on here. It does seem after a quick read I won't need or be able to do it and I have learnt something. It says TDi's don't have a throttle body.
Title: Re: Replacing accelerator pedal.
Post by: Matto on December 18, 2012, 05:16:04 pm: Little update and just for info really. I managed to fit the R pedals with no problems. After seeing how they came out I managed to remove mine with a couple of screwdrivers. I also found that the plastics had been broken on the R pedal by whoever removed them. I decided to remove just the R pedal part and fit to my actuator part. Nice and easy to do and means I keep my original pedal.

I also checked the part numbers for the different pedals and they are the same bar the last 2 digits. For example the original was 6PV 008 745 - 00 and the R was 6PV 008 745 - 20.
Title: Re: Replacing accelerator pedal.
Post by: marko on December 18, 2012, 10:53:47 pm: striaght swap on a tdi with no need for vcds...
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