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I feel the same way when it comes to my GF . . . This indeed is a PITA, but you do not need to remove anything to make this work. I put mine on my 6th gen, but it should work the same on your '99. Back the adjusting nut off, then begin turning the master cylinder actuation rod (the hex is right at the rubber boot) until it comes out of the turnbuckle - the black triangular shaped piece it threads though that has the "gold square" attached to it. As you do this the brake pedal is going to go higher and higher. Don't worry about that for now. Once the threaded rod is out of the turnbuckle, flip the turnbuckle down and you'll have the master cylinder push rod hanging down. For the next step you're going to need a Dremel or equivalent with a small cutoff wheel. I cut off only about 1 1/2 threads from the rod, as I wanted to leave enough for it to go back to stock if I wanted to. You can run the locknut down the shaft to clean up the end if it gets a little buggered from cutting with the Dremel. >BE CAREFUL< - the cutoff wheel is going to want to "walk off" the threaded rod and gouge anything near by, so work slowly and carefully holding to Dremel with both hands. Take your time. Once that's done, thread the rod back through the turnbuckle and adjust to taste. Leave the heat shield, rear set and everything else in place. Now that you have that done, you still have the issue of the spring that actuates the brake light switch. Once your pedal is adjusted you'll find out that your brake light is on continuously. To fix that, I went to the hardware store and picked up the smallest split ring I could find - like the one your car keys are on. This one is tiny - maybe 1/4" + in diameter. Thread it through the hole in the brake pedal, hook the spring to it and you're good to go. But first, I strongly recommend you go inside, have a - maybe two in this case to cool off. Take a stab at it tomorrow. Usually when I'm in this frame of mind is when I really get it fouled up and them I'm p.o.'ed at myself. You can do it - it just takes a little time.

The cotter pin is the key. You have to find something small to drive it out. Sorry it broke on ya. Once you get the cotter pin out, the pin with the gold square on it will slide right out, and the Omega shaped bracket can be threaded off the brake rod, allowing you to remove the nut above it. Good luck. Breathe deep and try again tomorrow when you blood pressure is back on scale. Remember, it's an inanimate object, and it is not trying to foil you for kicks. It's just following physics and natural law. You just need to overcome those obstacles and the part will obey you.