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[Spridgets] clutch pedal trouble on my 1500

To: "Midget Group at team.net" <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: [Spridgets] clutch pedal trouble on my 1500
From: Steven Michelsen <stevenm@optonline.net>
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:36:15 -0400
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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