[T3] Clutch Operating Shaft Oddities

[The Canadian <cndt3@shaw.ca>]

I'm going through the clutch assembly on my 63 Notch hoping to correct some
difficulties I have been having with shifting.  There is a fair amount of
play in the bushings when I push in and out on the clutch operating shaft
and the clutch return spring is broken so I'm planning on replacing the
spring bushings and whatever else seems worn there.  The trouble is that the
shaft assembly seems different than that which is described in all my
manuals.  I removed the circlip on the outside of the arm and the locking
screw but the shaft would not pull left until I removed another circlip on
the shaft inside the transaxle housing that sits next to a washer in there.
I was able to unseat the circlip from it's groove on the shaft and slide it
over so that the shaft could be slid to the left.  I tapped the arm off with
a hammer and now I am left with what appears to be a solid shaft that will
not come out.  The manuals talk about a spacer sleeve, bush and washer in
there but it sure looks like a solid shaft to me.  How do I get it out??

Thanks,
Andre

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