mtnman82

Since it got cold out my clutch pedal seems to stick when releasing it. It comes up slowly instead of being 'springy'. It seems to get better when it warms up, after I've driven it for a while. I went through the whole clutch 2~3 years ago and only have a few thousand miles on it since then. I didn't touch the hydraulics.

I thought I'd read about similar symptoms on here before, but just spent ~45 minutes searching/reading to no avail. Just looking for ideas on what the issue might be. Really, really hoping it's hydraulic related but I'm not holding my breath with these cars...

Tom M'Guinn

That is odd -- in my experience, the helper spring under the dash makes the pedal jump back up once it passes the fulcrum point, even with iffy hydraulics. You might crane your head under there and made sure the helper spring is attached and working. Check for hydraulic fluid leaks too, including wet carpet behind the pedal, and no harm done trying to bleed it to see if it helps and/or reveals the problem... You might also watch the fork in the bellhousing window to see what it's doing when the pedal is slowly rising back up. If it fully engages while the pedal is still coming up, then seems like it has to be the hydraulics.

mahoney944

this is usually the first sign of the master or slave cyclinder going bad. most times the slave goes bad first when it starts to leak fluid. check the slave its located right above the starter on the driver side. look for wet conditions.

Ben951S

Replace master, slave, and the hose.