1991 SL, Won't shift when under power. Will shift when engine off. Starts in gear like the clutch is engaged slightly. All fluid levels appear normal.

Jim

Either the pressure plate in the clutch is shot, or may be as simple as replacing the clutch master/slave cylinder assembly. Check for fluid leaks at the slave cylinder or at the rod for the master cylinder where it attaches to the clutch pedal inside the car.

Will it shift at all when the car is turned on. Like VS said it sounds like a bad master/slave cylinder

Will it shift at all when the car is turned on. Like VS said it sounds like a bad master/slave cylinder

Yes, sometimes it will shift. I'll check this out...

Jim

I can't put it into gear with engine running, lurches when start in gear and clutch pedal depressed. No adjustment model, no air in system.
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If you are sure there is no ait in the system then it must be a master/slave cylinder problem. I would bleed the system again and make very sure no air is in the system.

Is there a trick to bleeding the release system? I have the same problem and after replacing the master/slave cylinder, it is worse. It feels as though nothing happens in the first 1/4 of the pedal's travel. How do you remove the last bit of air?

If you replace the master cylinder, and have no resitance in the first 1/4 of the pedal travel, are you sure the push rod into the master cylinder is not to short. There should be a small amount of play before the rod contacts the master cylinder piston. I have no experience with Saturns in replaceing the clutch master cylinder. I have done several others and the rod from the clucth pedal to the master cylinder is adjutable on all the others I have done Chevy Toyota and Hondas. Check it out

The trick to getting the last bit of air is in properly bench bleeding the master cylinder. I held it at an angle and got a few more bubbles out of it. Unfortunatley, that still did not fix my problem. I have great pedal pressure now but I still don't feel like the clutch is releasing all the way. There is no adjustment for the pedal pushrod. There is no adjustment for anything. I pulled up the carpet and removed the foot pad and it helped a little. I'm getting desperate and I'm considering taking a die grinder to the back of the clutch pedal.