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This web page has a good diagram of how a typical clutch works: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/clutch3.htm
The clutch fork (also called a release fork) is the lever that presses against the throwout bearing, which in turn presses against the clutch plate springs, releasing the clutch plate from being held tight between the plate and the flywheel. In this illustration it is next to the throwout bearing, and both the fork and the throwout bearing are colored red. If the clutch fork develops stress cracks, you will press very hard on the clutch and you won't get the full release action of the clutch no matter if you have the right amount of freeplay in the pedal or not. So if the guy before you replaced the clutch and didn't inspect the fork, you could just be inheriting his problem. A stress crack in the fork will only get worse until eventually you'll be jamming it in out of gear because you won't have any clutch at all. It's not the only possible problem for you, just one of a few possibilities. You could just have a bad cable (have you tried lubricating it on both ends?), and I don't know what else.
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