Clutch return spring

[bajabones]

I had my motor & trans out
The trans is back in
The clutch slave pushes the the throw out bearing out at rest
Should there be a spring to pull it back?
My pedal is all the way up
Is it normal to be pushing against the pressure plate all the time?
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1990 Syncro Doka
2.1 DJ
Triple Knob
Solid shaft

[DuncanS]

[MarkWard]

It should not be pushing against the pressure plate, but does ride up against it. The slave cylinder when fuctioning properly "adjusts" as the disc wears.

The setup is unlike early air cooled vws that had a cable operated clutch with a return spring. Its possible that while the trans was out, the slave cylinder extended and is stuck at it's full travel. You should be able to depress the piston in the slave cylinder without too much effort.

[crazyvwvanman]

Yes, the slave's internal spring causes it to always push against the lever which then rotates the release shaft until the release bearing rides against the spring fingers of the pressure plate.

The degree of the pushing against the pressure plate is open to discussion but the fact of constant pushing is certain IMHO unless there is a failure in the release shaft bushings in the bell housing.

Mark

[Wildthings]

If you crack the bleeder there should be little pressure in the line and the piston should not retract on its own.

[bajabones]

My motor is still out
I can push the slave rod back up
I just thought it was pushing down kind of hard
And kind of hard to push back up
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1990 Syncro Doka
2.1 DJ
Triple Knob
Solid shaft

[Gnarlodious]

There's a torsion spring on the clutch pedal shaft that can break and it makes it harder to push and hold down the pedal. It also, while it is broken, causes constant rotation of the clutch release bearing. When I finally fixed mine the pedal got easier to hold down.
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Vanagon ’83 diesel AAZ w/Giles injection, 5spd 4.57R&P+TBD and a '78 diesel Rabbit