[Marshall V. Daut]

After 90 years and tens of thousands of clutch pedal uses - or even hundreds of thousands - we are seeing this problem occurring more these days than ever before. That clutch arm has held up pretty well since 1928, but the metal fatigue issue is finally striking our cars. Think how much pressure is exerted on that arm every time the clutch pedal is pushed in! Eventually something is going to give and it's usually this clutch release arm. Not your fault. It's time had come. Either replace it with an original style (which should last another 90 years) or go with the heavy-duty wider arm, which looks kind of odd, but is stronger. No matter which one you pick, it's unlikely this problem will occur again in your lifetime.
Marshall