Throwout Bearing Not Retracting

[corolla94]

I have a 94 corolla. Is the throw out bearing suppose to make light contact with the pressure plate fingers even when the clutch is released? I am replacing the clutch and throwout bearing. When I replaced the throwout bearing on the release lever and into the bell housing I notice that there is no means of retracting the release bearing. There is a spring that holds the lever onto the pivot ball and the clip that holds the bearing onto the lever gives a small amount of force on the lever witch I assumed would act upon the lever and give the retracting force to release the bearing off the fingers. I have replaced a few clutches before on other cars but each one had some type of spring on the lever to positively retract the throwout bearing. Can anyone please give me some guidance as to how this works? I do not want to put it back together before I am sure it is correct.
Thanks

 

[Donabed Kopoian]

It's a hydraulic clutch isn't it? Hydraulics have the return spring in the clutch pedal or the master clutch cylinder itself.

If it is cable, the return is probably on the pedal.

And yes, you actually want the throw-out bearing to rest on the fingers to eliminate vibration from the throw-out bearing freewheeling from the input shaft speed.

 

[Donabed Kopoian]

Also, that spring you saw in other cars was probably used for harmonics. My '96 Mustang GT was cable and there was only a clutch pedal spring to keep it up and not have the pedal vibrate.

The pressure plate kicks the throw-out bearing by its own force without assistance.