brake pedal too high

I don't see the problem, a lot of you see, with a welded pushrod. Mind you I ain't real thrilled with using a mig welder, for this job, but properly tig welded, i was regularly going 126 MPH with mine. Column strength of the base material is what does the work, not the weld.
I'm a maintenance tech at a worldwide tool and die company, believe me I hear about safety daily and don't wanna injure MYSELF or My WIFE, either. I felt it nessacary, when shortening my own, to run a tap inside of it and thread the thing to allow fine adjustment and straightness, before welding.