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My clutch allway feeling heavy and firm untill 1000 miles ago the clutch suddenly becoming very light to operate also I feel the clutch could not completely enaged for few seconds (i floored the gas pedale but rpm and speed won't go up.would that help If bleed the clutch?(never work on a clutch,what kind of oil do I use in clutch) how much I'm expecting to put a new clutch in dealer?

95se 66k miles

The springs in clutches are designed so that when fully depressed, pedal effort is reduced. When springs weaken the peak effort may be reduced, but the fully depressed effort usually goes up.

The clutch uses brake fluid from the brake resivoir. If there were air in the line (or brake fluid leaking under dash at firewall) the clutch would become soft and hard to dis-enguage.

If the clutch were slipping, the RPM's would go up but the car would not move.


I'm not sure what to make of your symptoms.

Perhaps you are suffering from hesitation?