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Re: [Spridgets] clutch pedal trouble on my 1500

To: Steven Michelsen <stevenm@optonline.net>, "Midget Group at
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] clutch pedal trouble on my 1500
From: <bighealey@charter.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:50:10 -0700
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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