This weekend as part of a rebuild I've refurbished the clutch master & slave cylinders on my S3 LWT. Since the engine is not in the vehicle, there is nothing in front of the clutch fork & associated bearing. I have bled the system and, as expected, when I depress the clutch pedal, the fork...

I'm servicing the slave clutch cylinder in my S3 LWT. According to the workshop manual there should be a conical spring inside it, but there isn't. Does this matter? Thanks!

Am rebuilding my 1975 S3 Lightweight -- currently working on front axle. When I took it apart, there was a shim on the *bottom* of the swivel ball housings (between the housing and the steering arms) as well as the top. It turns out that these are shown in the parts manual ("as required"), but...