Try hammering gently with a punch on the center of the shaft. There is
room at the far inside end for the shaft to go a little deeper into it's
hole. Once the arm is off you remove the set screw on the back near the
clutch slave bracket. Then force the shaft to come out the left side a
little so it will push the nylon bushing out enough for you to grab it.
With the nylon bushing removed you can then work the shaft out. Don't
move or remove the inner circlip as it is what you will use to push
against the nylon bushing after the set screw is out.

Mark

dr wrote:
>
> Looking for ideas on how to remove the clutch release lever from the
> release shaft on an 82 manual transmission.  Trans is out and on the
> ground.  Hanyes simple instructions of "remove the circlip and withdraw
> the release lever" leaves out the part about the lever being rusted and
> tightly fused to the shaft.
>
> david