For the last couple of days I've had slow pressure loss in the clutch pedal. Friday, it felt a little funny, and didn't return back as quickly as it use to. Saturday, the clutch pedal barely came back at all. And by Sunday I was driving it without a clutch at all, and it was almost impossible to get into 1st and 2nd gears. And I had to force my way through 3-5 to get the car back home from work on Sunday. The car is a 1995 Acura Integra 4 Door Special Edition. 5 Speed with 171k on the motor/trans.

 

Did you check for leaks in the system? Also be sure to check the clutch master cylinder for any leaks..both outside and inside. Check the slave operation as well

 

Check the clutch master cylinder fluid level. It sounds like a hydraulic failure of the master cylinder or possibly a leaking slave cylinder.

 

Looks like GS types faster than me. Good minds think alike - LOL

 

Kind of thought that's what it might be. Sucks because I just got up to school on Tuesday and I don't have any tools to work on it. Maybe I can make the 2 hour drive home? Thanks for the confirmation guys.

 

No problem! May want to skip driving it if at all possible...you can cause more damage if you are forcing it in gear and its a tad dangerous not having an operating clutch

 

slave is 2 12mm bolts and 8 or 10mm line fitting depeding on stock or not. Master is 2 12mm nuts, I think, on the brake booster and 10mm fittings for the lines. And on the inside of the car there's a pin holding the clutch pedal to the cylinder piston. Both are relatively cheap at an autozone or o'reillys. It's most likely going to be one of those two leaking.

Check for fluid around the brake booster under the clutch cylinder and around the inside of the firewall carpet under the dash. Then check around the slave cylinder sticking out in front of the trans near the radiator behind the passenger side fan. Visible fluid will make it easiest to diagnose which one is leaking. Good luck, keep us posted.

And no matter what autozone says you WILL need to bleed the system if you replace either part!