[Calum]

Originally Posted by sly

When you remove the spring, the pedal doesn't return completely to the top. If you lift up on the clutch with your foot, the pedal will come up about an inch or so. The spring pulls against the pedal and causes it to rest at the very top of its travel. When you remove the spring the pedal will rest slightly lower.

It doesn't affect anything though. If anything it removes some of the slop at the top by causing the pedal to rest at the beginning of its travel. As soon as you press on the pedal, the clutch starts moving. By using a spring, the pedal rests higher and will move an inch before it begins to do anything. You just don't feel it with the spring because it makes the pedal numb.

Also, doesn't most of the slop go away once the up switch is adjusted?