[jai74]

i am having the very same problem in my 52 plate espace .i find if i pump it a few times it works fine for a while then next day its back to sticking again.also a previous owner has made a half arsed attempt to fit a spring which kept popping off and also made the pedal very heavy.dont think a spring the answer or it would've been factory fitted.dont no about you but i sometimes have trouble changing gear when the pedal sticking but not when i free it up a bit and get it operating propely