Rivnut
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
I made a simple pedal straightener with little expense and easily obtainable.
I bought a 30" x 3/4" piece of iron pipe, one 1/2" x 20 RH lug nut that takes a 3/4" lug wrench and one 1/2" x 20 LH lug nut that takes the same 3/4" lug wrench. The lug nuts are a hair too big to slide into the iron pipe BUT they can be persuaded into the pipe with a big hammer. The hardest part of the deal is buying the lug nuts because the guy behind the counter at the auto parts store only knows how to look things up by "year, make, and model." I just asked to go back into the back and look through the boxes of lug nuts. Found what I was looking for because the description is on a label on the box. I will eventually spot weld the nuts into the pipe but for now, it's a usable tool.
Lug nuts on pedals. Tapered side toward the pedal blocks
3/4" x 30" iron pipe (would probably look cleaner if you cut off the threasds)
Lug nuts hammered into iron pipe
I used the bolt in the background as a guide so that I wouldn't be hammering directly on the threads of the lug nut.
I don't need one but I'm going to see if I can source the parts for 9/16" pedals.
I bought a 30" x 3/4" piece of iron pipe, one 1/2" x 20 RH lug nut that takes a 3/4" lug wrench and one 1/2" x 20 LH lug nut that takes the same 3/4" lug wrench. The lug nuts are a hair too big to slide into the iron pipe BUT they can be persuaded into the pipe with a big hammer. The hardest part of the deal is buying the lug nuts because the guy behind the counter at the auto parts store only knows how to look things up by "year, make, and model." I just asked to go back into the back and look through the boxes of lug nuts. Found what I was looking for because the description is on a label on the box. I will eventually spot weld the nuts into the pipe but for now, it's a usable tool.
Lug nuts on pedals. Tapered side toward the pedal blocks
3/4" x 30" iron pipe (would probably look cleaner if you cut off the threasds)
Lug nuts hammered into iron pipe
I used the bolt in the background as a guide so that I wouldn't be hammering directly on the threads of the lug nut.
I don't need one but I'm going to see if I can source the parts for 9/16" pedals.
Last edited: