gas pedal

[flowerdave]

this is the gas pedal, on my kart, will that work ok using the spring of the throttle on the engine or does this pedal need a spring also
thanks Dave

 

[anickode]

They ALL need a spring.

 

[bthompson224]

Mine does.

 

[mckutzy]

On my bikes, the throttle is a lever, it has a spring and the motors have an additional spring added for positive return......

NO one wants a runaway vehicle...

 

[anickode]

I actually like a fairly heavy spring on the gas pedal. Makes it easier to feather the throttle on bumpy ground IMO. A floppy pedal is just all over the place when you (and your foot) are bouncing up and down.

 

[Ebrownie]

I actually like a fairly heavy spring on the gas pedal. Makes it easier to feather the throttle on bumpy ground IMO. A floppy pedal is just all over the place when you (and your foot) are bouncing up and down.

I had a pretty weak one on my kart for a bit, it returned the pedal just fine but it didn’t feel good. I put a real heavy one on, now it feels way more solid on your foot and is very consistent and predictable.

 

[flowerdave]

thanks to all, does anyone have any close up pics so can get an idea how to attach the spring
Dave

 

[bthompson224]

This has some pretty good pics. https://kartfab.com/go-kart-plans/go-kart-assembly-instructions

 

[jandj]

That’s a Manco/Fox type pedal.
Drill a small hole in the frame for one end of the spring and hook the other end to one of the holes in the pedal.
Doesn’t get any easier than that.

 

[flowerdave]

That’s a Manco/Fox type pedal.
Drill a small hole in the frame for one end of the spring and hook the other end to one of the holes in the pedal.
Doesn’t get any easier than that.

thanks that will work well

 

[JTSpeedDemon]

I actually don't have a pedal return spring on my kart, instead there's a governor arm return spring, and a little return spring on the remote throttle mechanism.

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But I will probably eventually add a pedal return spring.

 

[bthompson224]

It looks like there is room on the bar toward the front to loop the correct spring over it. I regular spring will be come back near where your foot rests.

 

[mckutzy]

When I first ran the motor without a return spring on the motor throttle lever it had worked for a bit... but eventually it had a delay upon return.. it had also dismounted the throttle hand lever once or twice aswell... after that I use a spring on the motor, never a return failure...

 

[Flyinhillbilly]

Always use a return spring on the pedal. There is a lot of mass and inertia there and I can tell you from experience that runaways are no fun.

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

It's also a good idea to put a kill switch on your steering wheel. So if you do get a runaway, at least you can kill the engine before you run into something.