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Example 1

If they will let me go to the university, will/do/should I call you or message you?

Example 2

If I will need the service you provide, will/do/should I call you or message you?

Which one is acceptable?

The if-clause is in a future sense. But is the "will" needed?

In the main clause, which one do I use? Will or Do or Should?

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    There is no "will" in an "if" clause. "If" + simple present creates the future meaning on its own
    – gotube ♦
    Commented Jul 17, 2022 at 15:18
  • Will here suggests "determination, insistence, persistence, or willfulness". "If you will be so stupid (absolutely insist on being stupid), you only have yourself to blame." I don't think that's the meaning intended.
    – Stuart F
    Commented Aug 30 at 9:24

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Will is not needed.

If I need the service you provide (at some time in the future is implied), should I call you?

Do could be used instead (in the sense is it the proper thing to do?)

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