I came home one day and found that my clutch master cylinder had leaked out into the floor of my cab. I ordered a new master cylinder, installed it, and connected the linkage to the clutch pedal.
When going through the bleeding process, there were problems with the pedal not coming back to its original position after depressing it. At first I thought it had to do with either of the springs: the overcenter spring or the one at the slave cylinder. From what I saw in a few forum responses, it seems the spring on the slave cylinder is not a heavy duty spring and only
there to keep the release bearing out of contact with the clutch during normal operation.
First, I replaced the return spring on the slave cylinder, which was a rusty mess and seemed to be too heavy duty for the application. I am not sure how massive of a spring is needed, but from what I saw in other forum searches, I wouldn't think it needed to be too heavy.The "over center" spring is there to help depress the clutch only. Yes, it helps the pedal pop up but only when its coming back up past center.
Then I adjusted the overcenter spring so that the pedal comes back, but it does so weakly. Adjusting the other way did not help with the pedal returning. So I don't believe that is the issue. I had started the truck, and attempted to shift the tranny with it the way it is, but it is difficult / almost impossible to put it in gear.
With my limited knowledge, I am not sure what exactly I need to do to correct this issue. Any help would be appreciated.
Jim