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This screw is beneath the clutch pedal and surrounded by a mounting bracket for the pedal on the Australian 86. Took me about two hours, 4 different grips and 5 12mm spanners (I was raiding everyone's tool boxes) before I found a combination that works.
A spanner with a standard size head won't work because after the adjustment the gap you have to fit the spanner will decrease. You need a spanner that is thinner than normal, or buy a cheap one and grind down one side. Winding the nut all the way to the top then using multi-grips on the exposed thread where the nut usually sits is the only way I could turn the screw. Just make sure you protect the tread somehow. The grips I had wore though the soft plastic I used and damaged the tread, causing a lot of the headaches, and back aches I had to endure.
There is also a little white rubber bump-stop you will need to pull out to get access with the spanner. It pulls out easily.
But despite the pain and frustration, this mod is definitely worth it. I'm not sure if it is due to the difference in design or just my imagination but it also seems to have made the pick-up point seem more noticeable. A fortunate result given that the location of the clutch spring in the AU car makes removal/replacement out of the question without a lot more suffering on my part.
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