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Don't worry everybody, it's fixed (i.imgur.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Gobias_Industries@lemmy.world to c/realtesla@lemmy.world

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[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I have literally zero clue what I'm looking at. The photo gives no context other then what looks like a footrest with a rivet.

[–] Gobias_Industries@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Apologies, I guess I'm used to reddit where /r/realtesla is a pretty small community so everybody there understands the context.

[–] dragontamer@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Don't worry, I got it :-)

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

I agree with you, but from external context (other articles I've recently seen on lemmy), I'm pretty sure this is making fun of the Tesla Cybertruck issues which were caused by an unreliable accelerator pedal.

[–] Gobias_Industries@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

You have to wonder how much testing they did on that 4 cent rivet

[–] qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Is that right? Their solution is a single rivet? Can an engineer let us know if this will be enough to hold up for the life of the vehicle?

[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

it's not to hold for life, just for the nexr quarter

[–] APassenger@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

The driver will be fine. It's the school kids with heads at the same level as the pointy hood that I worry about.

[–] assembly@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Surprised it’s a single rivet like that. I would assume a bolt top and bottom. At least a rivet top and bottom.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

So wait… what was holding it on before? Was it literally just friction fit before? Did they even use an adhesive?

If it was just slid on there then that is a huge oversight, one I’m sure was mentioned by at least one designer (I’d hope) but I’m sure was ignored by higher ups.

[–] YerbaYerba@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like it was simply friction fit. An article said they started using soap during assembly to help install the part. Seems like a systemic failure at Tesla.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 1 points 7 months ago

That’s absolutely insane to me.

[–] Gobias_Industries@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I've heard that it was a friction fit but it was so hard to slide on in manufacturing that they started using a lubricant (soap-like) to make it easier, which obviously makes it easier to slide off too.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 1 points 7 months ago

Friction fit that slides immediately into the dash to keep the gas pedal locked sounds like madness to me. I’m just a carpentard though, I don’t like things that aren’t supposed to move to move ever.

[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

what changed?

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

They riveted the pedal decoration to the pedal. This is a fix for the deco sliding up the pedal and jamming it down (leading to unintended acceleration). Now the deco doesn’t move / slide off.

[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

oh, i though it was a role, what lame ass fix, look like the cheap ass shelf that my family had when i was a kid lmao

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 7 months ago

How much in "campaign contributions" did it take for this PoS to be declared street legal?