Was going to replace the clutch master cylinder on my '83 FJ60, and got about 3 minutes into it before getting stuck. The clutch pedal pin won't come out of the pedal. It's not rusted, it's not frozen, everything very clean, I can actually turn it in place with almost no resistance. But, it won't come out, does not move at all along its long axis.. Yes, I have removed the cotter pin. Bang on it with a hammer, gently at first then less gently, and nothing.
It almost seems like some part of this assembly has worn a lip on it which is catching, though I have rotated the pin all sorts of ways, and still nothing.
I have not done one on this car before, so maybe I am missing something. I can't see well enough to tell, but is there any sort of an insert in the pedal that this rides through, because it looks like there is a washer or some sort of an insert between the pedal and the arms of the assembly that the pin goes through that is not quite square, but I can't move it.
Anybody have any idea what I am encountering here, as a web search does not pull anything up.
Thanks.
It almost seems like some part of this assembly has worn a lip on it which is catching, though I have rotated the pin all sorts of ways, and still nothing.
I have not done one on this car before, so maybe I am missing something. I can't see well enough to tell, but is there any sort of an insert in the pedal that this rides through, because it looks like there is a washer or some sort of an insert between the pedal and the arms of the assembly that the pin goes through that is not quite square, but I can't move it.
Anybody have any idea what I am encountering here, as a web search does not pull anything up.
Thanks.