Clutch return spring

[ericbushby]

Plus 1 for 2cams suggestion.
That is how mine had ben assembled, with the wrong pressure plate without the rounded triangular pressure disc but with the flat faced thrust bearing, so too much clearance. It had been made to work by grinding out the fork aperture in the bell housing to allow more travel.
This created another problem because the lever was now operating at a less efficient angle.
I could see into the bell housing just by removing the rubber boot and using a torch.
Keep going, best of luck
Eric in Burnley
1967 S3SE DHC

[The Veg]

Thanks Gents, that all sounds reasonable. I've been meaning to get some sort of borescope/endoscope for a while anyway. Years ago I worked in a job that had me carrying one amongst my tools, but it was the old kind that was optical (vs digital) and couldn't take pictures. I think I only used it on the job once, but had all kinds of fun with it at home looking inside the fuel tank, silencer, cylinders, etc. of the motorbike I had at the time.