[DaytonaCoupe66]

OP; hope you don't mind me chiming in as it relates to your exercise.

Yesterday I removed the clutch cable/shielding from my '82 for inspection, and it's in great shape but because I've had a new one why not put it on and I'll keep the used one aside as a spare. New is a good data point of certainty, and better on the car than on the shelf.

Taking off the old and installing the new was quick; slide one out and one in. Although the clevis at the pedal box had been installed left to right and snapping upward, I noted that Bentley and other resources recommend inserting the clevis pin from right to left and snapping downward over the nut, which makes more sense. So, having time and being naive, I thought I'd make it right.

Well, I took the seat out, carpet, wooden thingy, pulled back the carpet at the console and spent an embarrassing number of hours over two sessions with my head jammed in the wheel well but no-go on insertion from the right back toward left. I used every hack and combo of tools and magnets and duct tape that I could think of but could not get the clevis aligned and into place. There is NO room to work, terrible sight line when hands and the flashlight are obstructing, and even if the pin lines up, no means of putting enough pressure on the back of it to press it through.

I admitted defeat and snapped the clevis pin into place from left toward the right, as I'd found it. I'm sure there's a special service gizmo or secret handshake but I can't find it. If anybody has a pro tip please do share it.