Hi Paul,
Once I got the assembly off the truck and scraped 20 years of crude off it I found and removed a roll pin that allow me to drive the larger pin/rod out freeing the brake pedal. The clutch pedal did slide off the end off the free end. Replaced the bushings and all is well, except for now having to rebuild a master cylinder. Of course this is only the beginning of my journey.
Where in WNC do you live? I am just north of Asheville.
Troy