ok so ive been having clutch issues recently. slipping, not engaging correctly. and my clutch release is almost all the way at the top of the pedal. within the first 2 inches of pedal travel the clutch is 100% released.
i looked at the bracket and it is spaced out from the fire wall about 1/2 of an inch with stacked flat washers. the guy i got the car from must have taken the 30mm spacers off the firewall when he did the auto to manual swap.
now my question is, will this cause the master cylinder to constantly keep pressure on the slave cylinder? and not let the clutch fully engage?

any useful input is appreciated
thanks