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Old 06-27-2013, 04:49 AM   #1
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gas pedal improvement

Is there any way to improve the gas pedal on a 2009 sedan s, automatic tranny. Do the add on pedal covers really work? My gas foot almost cramps up from applying light pressure on the pedal, or my foot remains at such a different angle so as to make that crampy feeling. Any ideas??
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Old 07-02-2013, 11:40 AM   #2
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In my Kia, I needed a pillow to support my leg, but not needed in the Yaris.
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Old 07-02-2013, 12:13 PM   #3
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Are you a tall person there is a diy mod for more seat thighssupport so there is less pressure on your foot it pretty much consists of spacers to elevate the front of the seat a bit
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Old 07-02-2013, 01:41 PM   #4
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Hum, where can you buy spacers? I was looking for offset plates, but spacers would be easier, and should help, at least a little.
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Old 07-02-2013, 03:50 PM   #5
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Drive barefoot. Use your toes.
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Old 07-02-2013, 03:59 PM   #6
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wonderful idea DMZ.... especially in cold weather! Actually, I remember my feet getting hot from the firewall in an older car...
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Old 07-02-2013, 04:09 PM   #7
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Anytime I am going long distance I will drive either barefoot, or stocking footed. It keeps my leg from cramping because I can hold the pedal at different leg positions depending upon which toes I am using.

It also gives me a much better feel for the throttle and brake.

I had a 57 Chevy truck that would radiate a great deal of heat through the firewall and floorboard. Some vehicles back then had a vent door near the floor, that you could manually open, to keep the heat vented away a bit.
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Old 07-02-2013, 04:18 PM   #8
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Mostly, my feet are cold, and I want more heat on them!
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Old 07-03-2013, 07:47 PM   #9
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Ever since I got my Yaris, I have complained about the throttle being too light, and that it needs a heavier spring. Then I was told that there is no spring, that the pedal is simply counterweighted, and that I would get used to it. Well here I am, 6 years later, and the light throttle is still the only thing I really dislike about this car!
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Old 07-03-2013, 08:53 PM   #10
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Ever since I got my Yaris, I have complained about the throttle being too light, and that it needs a heavier spring. Then I was told that there is no spring, that the pedal is simply counterweighted, and that I would get used to it. Well here I am, 6 years later, and the light throttle is still the only thing I really dislike about this car!
Not true... I just took one apart last night, there are a pair of coil springs inside, one inside another.

Not my images, but you can see the springs:



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Old 07-03-2013, 10:27 PM   #11
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Ha. I stand erected. So, I take the thing apart and look for valve springs out of a Buick or somesuch source, or install a linear screen door spring. Either way, I will have to install non-Toyota parts to get rid of the constant shinsplint I get driving the car as it is...
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Old 07-03-2013, 11:24 PM   #12
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Install cruise control?
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Old 07-04-2013, 01:15 AM   #13
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Drive barefoot. Use your toes.


I drive barefoot all the time.
It's very comfortable.
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Old 07-04-2013, 11:45 AM   #14
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Driving barefoot (or with sandals or flipflops) is against the law here, $130 fine, not that it is enforced very often. They usually add it on after an accident. Besides, this is the North, and barefoot is only possble for a few weeks a year!
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Old 07-04-2013, 12:09 PM   #15
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In any event, the gas pedal resistance on the Yaris is too light when the geometry of access is considered. One is forced to almost stand on it instead of pressing it latterly which puts a strain on your foot and leg as you struggle to hold them in the required position. You are not only pressing the pedal but trying not to press it too hard at the same time.

Yes, you can get used to it for the most part but, if the seat was lower. etc or the spring was stronger, it would be more comfortable.

BTW, the fact that there is one spring inside the other suggests to me that someone was aware of the design problem and one more spring was added. However, it is still not enough IMO.
One can not make the spring as situated too strong in the plastic components ....a design flaw?
With a traditional cable throttle, the spring tension can be tailored for an individual car model at the throttle body by adjusting the spring size and geometry of the cable attachment at the pedal as well as at the throttle body.

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Old 07-04-2013, 12:15 PM   #16
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Driving barefoot (or with sandals or flipflops) is against the law here, $130 fine, not that it is enforced very often. They usually add it on after an accident. Besides, this is the North, and barefoot is only possble for a few weeks a year!
It's nice that no one can see my feet while I'm driving because I do it all year round.
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Old 07-04-2013, 10:20 PM   #17
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Good on ya, but we are 2,000 miles NORTH of you; bare feet do not compute...
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Old 07-04-2013, 10:29 PM   #18
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Good on ya, but we are 2,000 miles NORTH of you; bare feet do not compute...
Please, tell us more about how cold it is there.
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