having some clutch problems.
 

I have a 85' 944 i just bought, and need help diagnosing the clutch. the problem is it won't go into reverse, and when you leave it in gear over night it sticks in that gear, or it will only let you select every-other gear. the clutch pedal also sticks to the floor, it will go down, stick, but then go back up. I've checked the slave, and it engages about a 1". so i don't think it's that. when i bought it the previous owner told me that he replaced the clutch, and that he thought the problem was a bent fork, but i thought that was unlikely, because they are made from forged steel? any help would be welcomed. thx

The clutch pedal sticking to the floor indicates air in the clutch hydraulics. Bleed the clutch and see if that fixes the problem.

check your clutch master cylinder next to the clutch pedal. If you lift your carpet you might be abke to see fliud, check that out.

no the carpet is not in the way. kinda of a newbie queston but where is the plug for bleeding the clutch, i've read the procedure on clarks. but don't know where it's at.

its located at the clutch slave. get a power bleeder if possible.

I agree with the post that suggests bleeding the system first to restore clutch function. It could be possible that the brake fluid reservoir was low enough to allow air into the clutch hydraulic system.

My 85.5 944 was having similar problems shortly after I purchased it last fall. There was hydraulic oil present where the clutch actuator rod went thru the floor at the clutch master cylinder. So I replaced the master cylinder only to find out the the slave cylinder was leaking as well. I replaced that, and the clutch works great.

Bleeding was not easy, the bleed screw on the slave is best accessed with the starter removed - starter removes in minutes. The difficult part was the bleeding. My 85.5 uses a common reservoir for brake and clutch hydraulic fluid. The "clutch" portion of the reservoir empties with only a couple pumps of the clutch pedal, even though the reservoir appears full. Fill the reservoir after every pump of the pedal and bleed of the slave. When filling the reservoir, allow the fluid to flow into the clutch portion of the reservoir for a moment prior to another bleed. Had I known this, I would have saved by allot of brake fluid and time.