Does the threaded bit pass that weld? Even that slight bend might be a problem - been there cursed that!
Poked the wife’s cake tester down the tube and I can feel absolutely no constrictions, so looking good
You can poke your old cable threaded bit up there to be certain. Worth it. I'm thinking back to greasing up a cable as I threaded it all the way in from the front then... Arrrhhhh!!! Then pulling it back out again, all greasy and dust and rubbish sticking to it...
Battling with the front bit presently. The spindle doesn’t want to slide through the cable head holes. Probably twisted due to clutch restriction. Hacksaw time