The brake and clutch pedals share a common pivot shaft in the driver's footwell. The clutch pedal acts directly on the clutch master cylinder pushrod, sending fluid down a pipe running the length of the car to the slave cylinder at the gearbox. The brake pedal acts on a cross tube that transfers effort sideways and forward to the brake servo pushrod, a layout that handles the RHD/LHD packaging while keeping the master cylinder in its fixed position on the bulkhead.
Six Brake Pedal Assemblies Across Production
The brake pedal is catalogued in six variants. Manual cars split into pre- and post-YD514326 specifications, each in RHD and LHD, four manual variants total. Automatic cars use two further variants, RHD and LHD, with no VIN breakpoint. Ordering requires the car's VIN, transmission type, and steering position.
The automatic pedal is physically different, wider and shaped for single-foot operation. The clutch pedal is catalogued in just two variants, RHD and LHD, with no VIN change and no automatic equivalent.
Pedal Rubbers, Manual and Automatic
Two brake pedal rubber specifications are catalogued. The manual rubber is the narrower version for cars where the brake is worked by the right foot and clutch by the left. The automatic rubber is wider for single-foot use. The clutch pedal rubber is the same part as the manual brake rubber. Worn smooth pedal rubbers are an MOT-relevant item and cause the foot to slip under hard braking.
Cross Tube, Brackets and Linkage
The brake cross tube carries the pedal effort sideways to the servo pushrod and is common to MGF and MG TF. It pivots in two cross tube brackets with integral bearings, handed LH and RH, and specific to RHD or LHD, giving four bracket specifications. Bearing wear within these brackets is a subtle cause of imprecise pedal feel often misdiagnosed as a hydraulic fault. The pushrod and clevis pins are catalogued individually.
Bushes, Shaft, Return Springs and Mounting
Brake and clutch pedals share the same pivot bush specification, so a single part covers all four pedal pivot positions. Circlips retain each pedal on the shaft. Brake and clutch pedals have separate return springs, and the clutch spring has its own bushes, a quiet wear item that, when failed, causes the spring to rattle at idle or chirp as the pedal returns. The pedal shaft and mounting bracket are catalogued as separate items, with a rubber seal between the bracket and the bulkhead that should be renewed during any footwell work to prevent water ingress through the firewall penetration.
Diagnosing Pedal Feel Issues
Worn pedal bushes or cross tube bracket bearings produce a vague pedal feel that is sometimes misdiagnosed as a hydraulic fault. Before condemning a master cylinder or servo, check the pedal pivots and cross tube bearings for lateral play. A spongy pedal that improves after pumping is usually air in the hydraulic system; a spongy pedal that does not respond to pumping is more often a master cylinder or mechanism wear than a fluid issue.