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Hey QuickKitty, I laughed at the 'what kind of devil worshipper' comment.

My linkage actually dropped the pin out while driving and the next thing I knew my clutch pedal 'bound up' and wouldn't push at all. A pain.

Anyway, not sure if this helps, but I put the circlips back on the far end first, then

used a clamp to 'pull' all the pedals toward that end. (A bungee would work. Just something to compress and so you don't need 4 hands).

Then used hemostats with that stupid pin to guide it in. I'm way smaller than you, so that was a bonus, but still, once lined up, it went right together.

Hope this helps. Best wishes.