when i depressed the clutch pedel this morning to start the car, the pedal will not spring back and consequently can not get the car in any gear. had to physically grap the pedal and pull it back up to its normal position. can this be the clutch accumulator? last time i drove the car i noticed that the clutch feel was real soft but i was able to select gears without any issues. i gues this was a preview of things to come.

thanks..

 

Were you able to engage the clutch after you pulled it back up? Recently my pedal stuck and I was not able engage my clutch, replaced master, accumulator and slave, with no fix. Turned out slave had failed and a peice of the rod was jammed in the bell housing

 

This is beyond just the accumulator in all likelihood. If your accumulator fails, the pedal will be hard to push in, but should come back normally.

Sounds like you have a failed slave cylinder to me. Do you have fluid going from the rear power steering reservoir to the front?

 

A failed slave will usually still allow you to return the pedal. This seems more like the system is running very low on fluid. Is there a puddle of Pentosin under the car? Also, check near the reservoir up front.

If you've still got fluid, then it might be a failed master cylinder...