300E 5speed tranny problem

Got in the 300E tonight and put my foot on the clutch noticing that it did not not come back up at me. I thought uh ohh. Further examination revealed that if i pull the pedal back with my hand the spring helps bring it back to it's normal position. But everytime I push the pedal it stays down to the floor. The clutch is not disengagd at either position so it is stuck in gear...my thought is that it's a pin or gear from the pedal to the clucth that is out of place or broken. If this has happended to any one let me know. I'll investigate more tomorrow.

Thanks,

Shaun