Slave cylinder push rod location into clutch fork

Hi there,
I have a 300tdi with an R380 gearbox and as you may already now, when replacing the clutch slave cylinder i didnt locate the pushrod into the clutch fork correctly. Well i have managed to recover the push rod thankfully out of the bell housing. My question is, what is the best way to relocate the pushrod into the clutch fork, as im having alot of difficulty? Would it be best removing the front prop or is there a quicker easier way? Also, the plastic peg that holds the push rod to the clutch fork, the pegs have broken off. Does anyone know the part number for this please? Many thanks in advance guys!

You will need:

A new plastic retaining clip
A torch
Tools that let you manipulate the rod and clip into place
PATIENCE

The clip is part no. FRC3327