Clutch Trouble

[Clatch]

Ok, I am completely uneducated when it comes to clutches and whatnot so I'll try to explain this as best I can. I first bought my 93 Fastback with a soft clutch to begin with and have had it for about half a year or so. Over that time leading up to now the clutch has gotten EXTREMELY light; its almost like there is no resistance in it and the transfer point changes from being high up to very low. Now just in the past few days when I wake up and get ready to go somewhere after the car has been sitting for a long time I cannot move the stick into gear. I can put it into reverse barely by mashing the stick and it grinds like hell. After I let the car warm up for about a minute I can barely move it into first and get it down the street to where it warms up. After driving for about 5 minutes it seems fine but the clutch is still ultra light. So after warming up it shifts fine but repeats it's viscous cycle all over again the next day.

[benemorius]

It actually doesn't sound like the clutch at all. Check the clutch fluid level. It sounds low.

[Clatch]

How do I check that? I really need a quick answer, I need to get to school and the clutch is on the floor someone help me quick!

EDIT: Never mind I got it fixed, I put some DOT 3 Brake Fluid into the Clutch Master Cylinder and it solved the problem for now. Now I just have to wait it out a couple weeks and make sure it doesn't leak. Thans for your guy's help.
Modified by Clatch at 2:13 PM 9/22/2004

[Clatch]

Ok now that everything is fine the problem started over again, I found out I needed to bleed the clutch master and slave cylinders and reapply the brake fluid. So I had a professional mechanic do that and when I got the car back the friction point is almost impossible to drive. It’s at the very top of the throw; I mean the instant you step on the clutch. Before it was nice and comfortable down low. For example...

(FLOOR BOARD)-----------------------------------------------------(TOP Of PEDAL)Before --------(FRICTION POINT)----------------------------------------------After -----------------------------------------------------(FRICTION POINT)

Is this right? The mechanic told me that it was, is he right? Are your cars like this?

[benemorius]

Heh. Yeah that's actually where the action is normally supposed to be. I promise you'll get used to it after a while.

[hamsterball]

lol...

trust me, people will kill for that kind of friction point.

[Doomed2Walk]

Really? I like it better when it's closer to the floor, maybe it's because no matter what I always push the clutch to the floor. All my friends' Hondas have their friction points waaay up there. At least on the new SI and the ITR. ::