Pilot bearing

AJ/FormS said

Don't forget slanty pedals have a different ratio than V8 pedals, and the down-rod on the V8 pedal gets retracted IIRC, about 5/8" further into the cab.
The picture and Dave's comment mesh with this.

The spring down there is just an anti-rattle spring, not designed to push the pedal back, but rather to pull the TO bearing off the fingers..

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The fork is against the thick washer of the adjustment rod. It may look different in the pic because the jam nut isn't against the first one. Also its missing the clip that holds it on the zbar stud. The car was born with a 318 so I would think the linkage would be for a v8. Is there a way to verify it? If the t/o bearing is off the fingers is it ok to drive/put back together and just accept the pedal not coming all the way up? Also any tips on getting this trans back in? I get it about half an inch, if that, from all the way in