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As i got such great answers to my last question regarding the soggy clutch pedal i shall ask another. It is sometimes difficult to move the gear stick into the first and second gates...this may or may not be related to the soggy clutch problem i mentioned before. Again, this is an intermittent problem, and feels to me like some sort of warn linkage problem, perhaps a bearing or something?? The shifter will stick, you push harder and it will pop in to the gate. Any suggestions anyone??

Dear all, For the past 18 months i have had problems with a 'soft' or 'soggy' clutch pedal. The problem is intermittent and when present, the clutch feels very soft and has to be pressed all the way to the floor in order to change gear. This is a huge change to the firrst few years of the cars life when the clutch was very firm with a high bite point. I have had the master cylinder changed twice by an independant mechanic, but the result has been little change. On one occasion, after not having driven the car for two weeks, the clutch peddle started to stick and would not return unless you pulled it up with your foot. I went in to the subaru dealer today to enquire about the problem but they were less than helpful. They said the slave cylinder needed to be changed too, but that is contrary to what i have heard...that the slave cylinder rarely goes bad?? Any suggestions anyone??