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@Sacto Mitch posted:

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Very unusual with these cars.

But continue to continue. This is a worthwhile mod.

We did this about eight years and 30 thousand miles ago ('we' in the editorial sense — I wrote the checks) when it was time for a new transaxle.

I would say that the pedal motion has been smoove and trouble-free ever since, but you know what happens about a week after you say anything like that, so I won't.

I'll also add that, as long as you've got the pedals out and (almost) apart, and as long as you've got the welder out, too, and as you're still facing, what, about another six months of winter there and are looking for ways to fill the time, you might also consider another clutch pedal mod 'we' did at the same time ('we' were already writing checks, so why not one more).

And that's welding a long, skinny 'plate' to the back of the pedal arm itself so that instead of looking like a 'U' in cross section, it becomes a closed tube, which any engineer will tell you is stronger than a 'U' and less likely to bend over time.

I was told by the part of 'we' who was actually doing the work that drag racers with big feet and heavy-duty pressure plates do that all the time (not to imply that you have big feet).

If you've got the time, I've got the suggestions.

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Use an early pedal assembly, they have forged arms.

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