I was driving home last night and the brake and clutch petals got weird on me. There was a lot of play side-top-side and the brake petal was sticking. I was able to safely get it home.
The e-clip on the brake pedal side was gone and the rod had pushed through as you can see from the pictures. I removed the brake light switch (guessing that is what it was) and I was able to wiggle the rod back through. However, getting the nylon insert in proved to be a pain. I disconnected both the clutch and brake petals from their respective push rods and I was able to quickly shimmy the insert into place.
Nothing earth shattering here, but I thought I would share in case anyone had this problem in the future. Not sure where the e-clip went or how long it had been missing. I combed the floor and came up with nothing. Off to find one now.
For future reference the part# is 04103262 for these retaining clips.