The clutch pedal is acting up

In Río Gallegos, Argentina, the clutch pedal sagging issue has recurred.

This issue occurred five months ago in La Paz, Bolivia.

At that time, the bolt was broken, so I replaced it with the spare bolt I had with me.

Even then, it was a bit loose, so I was concerned about it.

According to the HONDA manual, the No. 9 screw is an M6, 20mm.

However, the issue may not be with the screw, but rather the clutch splines being worn down.

In that case, I would need to replace part #9 in the image, which would require a major replacement operation.

So I contacted several workshops.

One workshop told me, “It’s easy if you weld it,” but doing that would mean I couldn’t replace it later, and I’d lose even a little space on the pedal, which wouldn’t work for me.

Another workshop said they could fix it, but they wouldn’t tell me the solution or the cost.

If I don’t know the price upfront, there could be trouble after the work is done, so I declined.

In the end, I think I’ll go to a workshop in the next town, Río Grande, which said they could fix it for USD 50, instead of Río Gallegos.

For now, I’ve done a temporary fix.

This is a bit clumsy, but I confirmed that if I align it with the groove on the front and secure it with a zip tie, the pedal won’t fall off.

Just to be safe, I need to lightly touch the pedal while riding to constantly check it hasn’t fallen off.

And I arrived at Rio Grande.

There were no problems except for the pedal coming off when I left Rio Gajegos.

At the Rio Grande workshop, I tried inserting a new screw again, but the result was the same.

I realized this problem was caused by the groove being worn down.

The main unit was also worn down, but when I checked with another pedal I had here, it didn’t exhibit the sagging symptom, so I had it replaced.

I’ll see how things go for now.

Repair Date: November 26, 2025