I'm getting some pedal movement in the area of travel just before the pedal feels firm. It isn't always there, and seems to depend on gear and engine speed. It vibrates a bit and sometimes there is a gentle kick which almost seems to coincide with road bumps. As soon as the clutch hydraulics start engaging, there is no movement. The clutch works fine in all other aspects.

The transmission is a T-5, the flywheel was resurfaced within the last 1,000 km and I'm using a lower quality OEM replacement clutch kit with maybe 20,000 km. The release bearing was replaced with the clutch. I just bled the system a couple days ago.

I'm simply wondering if this is a common occurrence and perhaps even normal? If you always keep your foot resting on the clutch to take up that freeplay then the feel is totally acceptable, however I'm then worried about "riding the clutch". I know this slight foot pressure isn't enough to begin disengaging the pressure plate, but I've heard its hard on the release bearing because it forces it against the diaphragm. But when you install the slave, you really have to force it against the pivot fork and compress the rod, which makes me think the release bearing is always preloaded against the diaphragm spring.

One more thing, the ball stud has some pretty deep grooves in it.