[ossieandgeorge]

So the good news. The new spring is installed!!!! Used the string for safety, hooked the back end on by hand and the front end using vise grips. I did have to cut a bit off the front hook to get it on. The new spring helped a lot to pull the throw out bearing slider all the way back allowing for a better clutch adjustment. The old spring was spent.
All your suggestions were very helpful!!! I could not load pics. into the tread. I added them to my profile.
Bad news is there is still a lot of play/wobble on the clutch pedal where it is attached to the clutch/brake shaft. It causes the pedal to bind up a bit when I release it not allowing it to return to its adjusted "resting" position when not being used.
I cannot get the pin out that holds the shaft collar in place to put new bushings in.
Tapping out(as hard as I dare hit it) did not move it. I also cut off both ends of the pin flush with collar and tried to tap it out again without success. ugh... Ideas???