I spent at least 2 hours tonight on my back trying to get the clutch pedal return spring installed...what a pain. then I read someone suggested putting the spring in a vise, bending it and then putting pennies or washers between the coils to lengthen the spring. man it worked great. Hope this helps somebody else.
i cut a piece of angle iron then weld washers on the ends. spread spring and install. just like hood springs. or just bend a piece of metal in a "u" shape. cut to length. works on all springs. just make spreader the size you need. heres a link to help explain. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=760788