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Hi y'all, my first post. My Taco developed a chatter the other day when releasing the clutch pedal (engaging the clutch) in 1st/2nd gears. It got a bit worse as the week has progressed. There was also a groaning feel/sound to the clutch pedal when depressing after 10 or 15 minutes of driving. I was figuring time for a new clutch. Vehicle has almost 200k miles, with 140k by me and no clutchwork. Dunno if p.o. had any clutch service done. I crawled under the truck to see what all it would take to get the tranny out (alot!) and noticed the clutch slave cylinder pushrod was making an inappropriate angle with the clutch release lever. I pushed the lever and with a clunk it pivoted up, making the pushrod straight with the lever. I was able to pivot the lever so that the pushrod bent too high, too low or right-on. I chose the right-on option. The clutch now feels normal while driving...maybe with a slight chatter. Finally the questions: Is it normal for the release lever to pivot like this? Aside from external impact how might it have pivoted to an undesireable location? Is this a harbinger of clutch pack failure?? Thanks