Broken clutch rod?

[Keith Lawyer]

I had that happen on my old '86 4k.  Are you absolutely certain the
firewall is not failing?

Keith L

>>> David <duandcc_forums at cox.net> 09/03/04 01:47PM >>>
Driving down road as happy as a pig in mud, push clutch in, it rapidly
falls to the floor with a thud. Pedal jsut seems to snap down & back up
like it's not conencted to anything. Fortunately I was only a block from
the house. Had to start in gear then drive in 1st only to get her home.
Grab the flashlight to see what might be going on...and look at what I
found (see pic). Seems that the metal rod that connects the clutch pedal
to the little balck thingie is broken. WTF?! Why on earth would THAT
fail? Clutch felt like it alwas had, stiff but not so still it would
cause metal to break like that. So, anyway, obviously it needs to be
repalced. So, anyone know what the part is called? Part number? I'd bet
it's a friggen dealer only part and costs FAR more than what a little
metal rod should cost. Also, anyone ever replaced one before? Big deal?
Ugg...NOT how I wanted to start my 3-day weekend!  To see pic of what
I'm talking about: http://members.cox.net/duandcc_forums/BrokenRod.
 JPG

Dave

1987 Coupe GT Special Build 2.3 (H4s, custom exhaust, Borbet Type Es
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wheel, 4Kq swaybar, Boge TurboGas struts/shocks Kenwood Bazooka &
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