Clutch problems on 1997 Tacoma

Tiny
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1997 Toyota Tacoma, 3.4L V6, 4WD, 135K miles. New clutch installed by dealer appx 14 months ago at 115K miles.
Around 3 months ago the clutch pedal began to not come all the way back up when you released it. It got progressively worse. I changed out the slave cylinder. This seemed to make it better for a couple of days, then the problem returned so I changed out the master cylinder. This appeared to fix the problem until a week ago. Now the clutch is not fully disengaging from the pressure plate when it is pushed in. I can't fiind a leak and the fluid level doesn't appear to be changing. Bleeding does not seem to help. Both the slave and master cylinders I installed were after market parts. Any idea how I can track the problem down and fix it for good?
Thanks
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007 AT 11:12 PM

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Tiny
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Even with a hydraulic system there needs to be a little free play in the pedal. Adjust the rod from pedal to master so that there is a little play( about 1-2 inches) in the pedal before it begins to move the piston in the master
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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 AT 8:54 AM
Tiny
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With the clutch pedal all the way in, the clutch is not fully separating from the pressure plate.
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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 AT 6:29 PM
Tiny
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Is there free play or not?
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007 AT 12:11 PM

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