quote:I need to free up two spots by the pedal in order to allow space to trun that nut coupling on the master cyl rod
You only need to loosen the jam nut on the clevis. Then turn the push rod with a pair of pliers (or what ever works). Rotate the push rod counter clockwise as viewed from the driver's seat. This will effectively shorten the push rod. You could take the pin out of the clevis. This would let the push rod move slightly away from the master cyl, but there isn't much room between the clevis slot and the cast bellcrank.