Steve,
Take the pedal out and have a welder do it.
Replace both the pushrod and clevis pin. Probably a good time to replace or
rebuild the master cylinder.
Cheers
Tracy
---- Steven Michelsen <stevenm@optonline.net> wrote:
> I've got a bit of trouble with my clutch pedal. It seems that the the hole
>at the top of the clutch pedal and the hole on the clutch MC push rod have
>both been stretched into oblong shapes, resulting in extra free play in the
>pedal, and the push rod isn't getting pushed in all the way, creating an
>"iffy" shifting situation. Here is a picture of the mess...
>
> http://www.1978mgmidget.com/photos/clutch_pedal_trouble.jpg
>
> I guess welding a proper hole onto the end of the clutch pedal would be the
>tidyest thing to do. But I don't do welding. What I think I want to do at
>least at first is go after the hole with some bits of metal and lots of JB
>Weld. Also, I see that I probably have to un-mount the entire MC support
>structure to get the clutch MC off, to get the push rod out, which looks like
>no fun, so I will probably opt to do some sort of repair on the existing push
>rod as well. Or is there a way to get that push rod out with dissecting the
>whole thing? I am just back from the (closing this year) Moss store in Dover,
>NJ, and have a new push rod in hand.
>
> OR, does anyone have a spare clutch pedal they can part with?
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
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