When i was leaving work yesterday i stepped on my clutch and heard a loud pop. I knew what it was but my heart still skipped a beat. One of the crappy little spot welds finally broke. Its my own fault/being lazy for not welding it earlier. The clutch still worked to get home but felt really wierd so once i was moving I just shifted without it.

I pulled the assembly out last night to go use my girls dads welder. I got lucky that the bracket wasnt all twisted up like ive seen on here, and it went back together pretty easy. I didnt get to reinstall the pedal last night because it was late but ill take care of it after work today. Thankfully I have a couple of cars and a bike so it wasnt really a big deal just a pita.

Guys do yourself a favor as not to get stranded and take care of this if you havent allready. Its an easy fix/piece of mind. just thought I would share.

Jesse

 

+1 Good advice

Maybe one day you'll join the procrastinators club

Lucky for you you had access to welding equipment!

 

What year is your car?

I've visually inspected my clutch pedal and don't notice any flex @ the firewall; everything seems solid down there. I am unsure whether I really need the pedal reinforcement kit. Does anyone know at what point the clutch assembly was redesigned?

 

I have an '04 Touring. I would assume that I am at risk for this...

I have no welding equipment. I found this bracket out there:

http://raceroots.com/index.php/produ...t-bracket.html

Says "Easy to install with basic hand tools". Anyone know how true that statement is?

 

my car is an 04 and i checked my clutch pedal about a year ago when i read the problem. ive checked it several times since and it seemed fine but i was wrong. it only took me about 10 min. to remove with a 12mm deep socket and a 3" and 6" extention. oh yhea a pair of pliers to remove a clip that holds one of the sensor pluge in place. about 5 min. with a welder and it was better than new. if you dont have a welder you could probably pay someone like $20 to do it for you. imo it seems cheaper and probably stronger than the bracket.