Update: Clutch has been working like a dream for the last 6 weeks. Even better than when I bought the car 2 years ago so maybe the first weld had already let go when I got it.

Thanks klvn8r for the great writeup, it helped me to finally tackle the job. I bought the base model 2010 XL 6sp with 113k km on the clock in June 2019, changed to a leather steering wheel with cruise control buttons and bingo... I gained cruise control (thanks to someone else on this forum). Then a...