Shifting trouble: clutch pedal failure

[Wallace White]

Robert -

My clutch pedal broke at the hands, or rather the foot, of a tire shop
tech a week after the clutch was replaced. As the clutch (throwout
bearing?) comes closer to expiring, the force required at the pedal goes
up. I didn't know how high it was till I tried the new clutch.

These clutch pedals are cast aluminum, which doesn't have great fatigue
properties to begin with, and they aren't exactly over-engineered. I
believe one lister (maybe Igor?) went through two pedals in a matter of
months.

- Wallace
   '87 5kcstq 190k


Robert Deis wrote:
> I've noticed that my 86 5kTQw (180k miles) isn't shifting so smoothly
> anymore- occaisionally having trouble getting it in gear and
> occaisionally (less often) it grinds shifting from forward to reverse and
> back.
>
> Time to inspect the clutch hydraulics, I suppose?
>
> What's this I keep reading about broken clutch pedals? I saw three reports
> of being stranded by that- wondering if its related to my crunchy
> shifter?
>
> Also:  What's the service interval for changing tranny oil?  Anyone have
> favorite (or bad) brands?  I'm thinking Mobile 1..
>
> 17mm hex key for the drain/fill plugs, right?
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