this only started happening a few days ago. when the engine is running and i have the clutch pressed all the way down it's really hard if not impossible to get into gear. i feel like im gonna break the damn shifter if i force it any harder. on ocassion after driving a bit it'll go back to normal. the clutch pedal itself has also gotten very soft and the engagement point has gotten lower. at a stop if i have the car in gear and the clutch pedal all the way to the floor the car will slowly creep forward if i take my foot off the brake. this tells me obviously the clutch isnt disengaging fully.

at first i thought maybe a bad throwout bearing. but after checking the fluid in the clutch reservoir there's none in there. it's not leaking anywhere so where'd it go?

any suggestions? im gonna try bleeding the clutch and adding new fluid tomorrow.

 

you may have a bad slave cylinder. check that first.

 

check it under the dash, not under the hood.

 

ok i bled and refilled the system earlier. seems to have done the trick...for now. pedal pressure and engagement point is back to normal. i'll keep checking it to see if it goes back to ****.

 

two days now and it seems to be holding up fine so far. also, i noticed the engagement point is now a little higher. before, it was almost 3/4 to the floor. now it's almost 1/2. took me by surprise and i nearly stalled the car a few times.