Originally Posted by ED9man
Is it possible if the flywheel wasn't resurfaced when he had the clutch done it could be causing those symptoms?
Unsurfaced flywheel and the car would vibrate like a bastard under load, but you'd still be able to depress the clutch without an issue.
The difficulty depressing the clutch just screams master cylinder (or possibly slave) cylinder failure. Or the pressure plate popped a spring.