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Subject:Re: return mechanism for throwout fork?
From:John Jensen
Date:Fri, 5 Aug 2011 22:49:21 -0400

My (perhaps faulty) recollection is that there is a spring on the lever arm
outside the housing.  I was looking at some images I googled and I did find
a drawing that showed a spring.

John Jensen
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On 8/5/2011 7:14 PM, Mike South wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am about to put a rebuilt transmission into my van.  I put a new throwout
> bearing on the fork, and was looking to make sure everything looked right
> and it made me wonder if there is supposed to be a return spring of some
> sort?
>
> I don't see anything on the diagram on 30.2 in the Bentley.  Does the slave
> cylinder thing pull as well as push?
>
> (sorry for the total newbie question)
>
> mike
>
>