1. You absolutely should install a return spring so that the clutch fork does not ride on the throw out bearing, or it will prematurely fail.
2. The adjusting nut on the clutch arm should be adjusted to the point you can just feel play i.e. it is not constantly riding on the throwout bearing.
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