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I note the hesitation in your post and want to tell you that you can do this, and the clutch cable adjustment no problem. Once you are in doing the pedal cluster you will want to also replace the clutch cable, the trunnion pin that connects it to the cluster, the small brass bushing, and any other bits.

Why? Because by now your clutch cable is worn - now is the time to replace it as a "while you are in there" moment. Trust me. Next, the trunnion pin that retains the clutch cable yoke (think "Y") to the pedal cluster "ear" will have dug the brass bushing to nothing and is now digging directly into the metal. You want to stop this NOW with a fresh bushing. Again, trust me.

The difference is amazing - really amazing. You will have returned the car to spec. and the shifting will be a world of difference.

Finally, not to add to your task list, but I would HIGHLY recommend you have a look at the shifter bushings to complement the work you are now doing. There are four; from front of car to rear: Ball cup bushing at end of shift lever; Shift rod bushing in tunnel; Shift coupler, comprising two idential bushings within the body of the couper.

Once you have done this work and adjusted both the clutch cable and the coupler, your shifts will improve markedly. You will have totally removed any possibility of slop and will have freed up your 915 to shift the way it was meant to.
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