Ok, so I got the Haynes manual out and went from there. The cable was fitted as mentioned and as far as I am aware, correctly. The only thing I had wrong was the adjuster straps, I did not release it. I done this and followed the process of pressing the clutch and so forth but still the same. The pedal is not releasing back once pressed?

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I noticed on th ediagram that there should be a weight on the clutch lever arm in the engine bay. This was missing when I first had a look so I had no idea.
Old cars are starting to pi5s me off!