Andy, I understand what you are saying and I think that should be the normal way to do it. I can get the arm to move but not enough. It still has the original clutch head screw so I need to be able to get good access to it with my driver. I will try JD1's suggestion to see if I can get the pivot to move back toward the latch side of the door. I sure to not want to have to take the latch out completely. Thanks to Andy, JD1, and MNSmith for your help. I'll let you know how things go when I have a chance to get back to the task. By the way, here is an image of the vehicle in question.
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