I am trying to avoid disconnecting hoses. I will see if i cannot knock off the rust on the pedal assembly with wd40. Most of the rust was on the plate underneath. I used a paint brush but it's pretty tight in there. I used a wheel brush and hand brush where I could reach, shop vac'd the dust, and cleaned as much by hand, and then used a brush to put on a good thick coat and let the paint do the trick. I imagine I will have to revisit this. Does anyone know a thread for clutch master cylinder install? Do I have to remove pedal assembly for that, or can i take it off assembly and install hoses first and then bolt on?