Having seen the wear in the clutch pedal clevis connection in both my
'82 and '86 vanagons, I have to imagine that most manual trans.
Vanagons have the same thing going on. Its not a big deal unless it
squeaks and drives you crazy with the noise, or it causes the pedal to
be rough, or wear completely and fail.

If you ever take the dash off for heater work, spend the extra time to
pull out the pedal assembly to have a look at it. It is a fair bit
more work, (have to bleed hydraulics after), but I think its worth it.

alistair