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If you have clutch problems you may want to consider this as a possible
factor. The clutch pedal has a short linkage between it and the clutch
master cylinder. This linkage connects to a hole in the pedal lever and
that hole can suffer extreme wear. So can the pin that goes in the hole.
Eventually the hole can wear into a long oval and break through
entirely. The 2 levers in the photos are both from 100,000+ mile
Vanagons. The pin on the right is a new one for comparison. When the
wear occurs you lose some of the travel of the clutch cylinders since
the pedal will move a ways before it does anything. You can likely
detect the wear if you push the clutch pedal with your hand. Right at
the top of the travel you may feel a clicking or clunking as the pedal
moves in the wear gap.

Mark