Bled clutch/ broken master cylinder spring
Having the Sport down for 100,000 kilometer service, I bled the clutch like a good boy. Now there is 7mm play at the lever before the master cylinder engages.
What gives?
Darius, thanks for the feedback. I did "OK" with the reassembly, just tearing the dust seal a bit since the installation 'socket' was not deep enough.And I had to reuse the old O-ring as the new one was oversize about a mm. Those wacky Italians! I did have to rebleed the entire clutch line to get the action back. But, now it is spectacular! Here is an image of the parts with the bad spring visible on the top row: