help? clutch wont disengage

Looks like the rod coming from the pedal is on wrong. This will cause a bind and that clip to pop off. There is a bend in the rod which should be at the Z bar. Also Check the pedal. They have different pin locations. 6 inch spread and 5 1/4 inch . 6 inch realeases the clutch farther but is harder to push in. This is where you want to make your stroke change. If your fingers are hitting the springs on the plate your stroke is to long. In this case move the pin that holds the rod closer to the pedal arm. If you need more stroke move it farther away. When using a diaphram clutch you'll want to remove the Large helper spring on the pedal assembly inside the car. I just had a simular problem with a 71 340 duster. Someone installed 6 cyl. pedals. They are 5 1/4 inch pin spread. Early 340's are 6 inch. There was just a tech artical in a mopar mag. on clutch geometry in abodies do to this pedal difference in 340 cars. If you change your fork travel which is the last thing to move in the assembly. you'll need to change the first thing which is the pedal. They used long and short forks on different apps. The pedal that goes with is different. Just some friendly advise/. I will look for the artical and try to post it.