I have had my second rudder pedal spring break. It is a small item and since I was going flying we just got a hardware store version. How many others have had this spring break? It sure is a difficult one to replace. Hard to get your head under the panel, and hard to pull the spring to get it in the proper position. How about instead of a clamp on the firewall tube, put a heavy weight washer with a hole drilled in it for the spring? That would be a lot easier to attach to for the next time it breaks. With students this area sees a lot of wear, and I guess I am lucky that each side has only broken once in 500 hours.