Hi,
I'm in the process of converting from 5 speed to 6 speed..
All going well so far.

The clutch slave cylinder was gunked up and leaking a bit so I've changed for a new one.
The new one (and the old one now that I've taken it off and checked) both have an internal spring that forces the piston forward.

I can't quite figure this out... I'd have thought that this would apply constant pressure and contact of the release bearing with the pressure plate springs.
I always thought that the release bearing had to sit slightly away from the pressure plate when not in use (otherwise it would quickly trash it)

I've not seen a return spring on any of the Alfa gearboxes, so thought I'd ask this daft question in the hope that someone might be able to shed light on it.

Cheers
Andrew