Clutch randomly decided to break?! Catches very LOW

[MX595]

I drove home the other night, and the 1995 MX5 was riding great, no problems or weird feelings. The next morning it starts up nicely, I let it warm up, and when I finally get in and get ready to go, this happens...

I push the clutch in (pressure feels fine) and throw it into reverse, without lifting the clutch pedal...it engages and the car begins the buck...it does the same thing in 1st gear..

Once it gets going in 1st, each shift catches very close to the floor, and there us still pressure in the clutch pedal each time I press it down.

Another thing of mention, there is a slight fluid build up (seems to be brake fluid) near where the hood latch is (clearly visible when the hood i up), thinking this may be related

Any assistance or direction would be greatly appreciated, pics will come asap

[— kung fu jesus —]

Hood latch or hood hinge? I would bet your clutch master cylinder is bad.

[MX595]

the hood latch, just in front of the radiator, I was thinking either the master or slave cylinders were the issue

[Breezy]

Slave cylinder is my guess.

[— kung fu jesus —]

Replace them both.

[—Martin—]

Fluid near the hood latch would almost have to be coolant, wouldn't it?

[— kung fu jesus —]

Unless the clutch hydraulic system made a magic money shot.

[MX595]

I'm going with leaky hoses or one of the cylinders, i turned on the car and let it run for a bit, today I had to pump the clutch a little to get gear in place either in reverse or first, so def thinking it is the slave/master cylinder...I will know more tmrw when I finally get t working on it

Thank you for the input

And Martin, I am as surprised as you, it most certainly isn't coolant, I'm 99% sure it's brake fluid, it is a brownish color I will post pictures

[MX595]

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[MX595]

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[— kung fu jesus —]

If it is brake fluid, that paint under the hood would already be lifting where it touched it.

How's your AC? I bet it is either refrigerant or coolant, unless someone lubricated your latch.

For the clutch issue, I'm going to recommend an overkill solution that is also an upgrade:

949 Racing Clutch Hydraulics overhaul kit

That pricing is really very, very good. I'm not sure you could source those parts that cheap individually from a known, quality manufacturer.

The extended clutch line is worth the money.

Do it.

[Rogue]

I recommend Master/Slave/long braided line….although Motul is way overkill in a clutch that sees no heat.

[MX595]

thank you very much, sadly the overhaul kit is out of stock

[— kung fu jesus —]

Buy the line, get the slave and master locally.

[MX595]

I found the same kit through planetmiata and it's in stock, so win!

Also, my A/C runs well, the belt was replaced when i did the WP/TB