I just got back from a LONG 8-month trip, and I retrieved my '89 from my friend, who was looking after it and driving it once a week. Just before I left, I'd had some minor clutch problems...it was as if the clutch wasn't disengaging fully, making it very hard to shift. You had to revmatch every gear very closely, and REALLY force it into first. It would grind going into reverse, too. I bled the clutch, and adjusted the pedal a bit, and that seemed to do it.
However, the problem is back, and worse than ever. It's almost undriveable. Now, it didn't look to me like I had any leaks or problems with the master or slave cylinders, but of course it's hard to know for sure without taking the thing apart. I don't want to have to replace them if I can avoid it, they're expensive...but I've got to fix this problem.
Now, this website seems to have a couple people describing a similar problem, and they suggest changing the clutch might fix it? This doesn't make sense to me; I thought you only had to change your clutch when it started slipping, but my car IS at 150,000 miles on the original clutch...could changing it be the fix I'm looking for? Or do I need to keep mucking around with the master+slave cylinders (I really hate hydraulic clutches)?
However, the problem is back, and worse than ever. It's almost undriveable. Now, it didn't look to me like I had any leaks or problems with the master or slave cylinders, but of course it's hard to know for sure without taking the thing apart. I don't want to have to replace them if I can avoid it, they're expensive...but I've got to fix this problem.
Now, this website seems to have a couple people describing a similar problem, and they suggest changing the clutch might fix it? This doesn't make sense to me; I thought you only had to change your clutch when it started slipping, but my car IS at 150,000 miles on the original clutch...could changing it be the fix I'm looking for? Or do I need to keep mucking around with the master+slave cylinders (I really hate hydraulic clutches)?
