DIY Clutch Replacement, Need some help please

[1BadRS]

I need some help here. 2 days ago on my drive home from work it started to get hard to put it into gear. I though it could just be the big boots I was wearing wasn't letting me fully disengage the clutch. The next day I wore my sneekers and same thing, its really hard to get it into gear when I'm at a dead stop. Once I start to move it does shift but its not smooth like it used to be, so I'm assuming its my clutch thats going out.

I want to replace the clutch myself, so does anybody have a writeup on changing a clutch on a 1995 Eclipse RS? I would really appreciate any help with this.

Thanks

 

[NOSLO2PT0]

It's not your clutch. Most likely a leaking master/slave cylinder. Bad clutch is typical of rpms that rise faster than mph. meaning they do not go up in a linear rate.

 

[1BadRS]

Thank you very much for the reply. What you just said does make sense. When I am in gear it runs perfect, no slip at all, and this is true for any gear I'm in at any RPM.

How do I test my master/slave cylinder? And if that is indeed whats bad how do you change that out.

I just went outside and checked out the clutch master cylinder thats attached to the firewall, and it was full. I haven't been under the car yet to check out the slave but my question is, can the slave have a leak if my clutch master cylinder is full with fluid?

Thanks

 

[NOSLO2PT0]

Check under the dash where the master cylinder connects to the clutch pedal. You will see a little black boot. Pull that back and see if it's wet. If it is, replace cylinder. Same goes for the slave. Any fluid and it's leaking. If you have no leaks, then you need to adjust the clutch rod. That's the piece that is coming out of that black boot on the master cylinder and attaches to the clutch pedal.