[Rupesy]

So I started having difficulty shifting a few days ago. It comes and goes. When I first start out in the morning, it seems to shift OK, but after about 5-10 minutes, I have some trouble getting it back into gear on down shifts and at a stop. Sometimes at a stop with he car in gear and clutch engaged, I can feel the disks grabbing. Trying to double clutch doesn't seem to work. The only think that seems to work is if I hit the clutch really fast and all the way to the floor as hard as I can. Then on occasion it shifts fine. If I really hammer it going from third to fourth, the clutch only comes back half way for a few seconds and then it springs back. At this point it's too much of a pain to drive anymore. I am thinking that it could either be the intermediate plate adjustment or possibly leaking (Internally or externally). I was thinking more towards a leak or air bubble.

1. Could it be an internal leak based on the symptoms?? I have looked for apparent leaks on the clutch master and slave and can't see any obvious leaks or drips in the driveway. I still need to pull the slave out and also check the master through my wheel well cut out. However, I have noticed that I have had to put in more brake fluid than I thought on two different occasions and my pads haven't worn that much. I haven't noticed any braking issues so I don't think it got low enough to get a bubble. I plan to give it a good bleeding anyway to see if that helps.

1. Is it normal for the clutch to semi engage within a 1/2" in from the fire wall and then fully engage about a 1/2" from the top (dimensions are guesstimates)?? I notice when I just start coming off the firewall that things start moving. This has been my experience since I have had the car. It never seems to be a problem because there seemed to be enough room between the firewall and when it first engages to not be an issue. Now I only have a fraction of an inch. I am assuming that this could be an intermediate plate adjustment issue. I was planning on doing this adjustment as well.

Any comments or suggestions? I will also post back if I find anything new.