Is my clutch going? (archive)

While I was leaving a restaurant this afternoon I had a hard time engaging the car on reverse, and noticed the rest gears a little hard, however after a few minutes on the road things seem to go back to normal.

I went back to the office and a few hours later I left, and again, I had a hard time engaging the car in first gear. The clutch felt a little soft, and while engaged on first gear, the car began to "walk". The rest of the way home went OK, but the clutch definitely has a different "feel"

Do I need a new clutch? or could it be something else? What am I looking in terms of $$.

My car is a US 88M5 with 117k miles.

I would appreciate any input you guys may have.

Thanks,

Armando

Follow Ups:

Re: Is my clutch going? Armando Mendoza 14:51 12/28/2001 (0)
Re: Is my clutch going? Brian 05:54 12/28/2001 (0)
I concur with Neil, but check your master cylinder Ethan Turner 01:15 12/28/2001 (1)
- mounting bracket, it could be cracked- I had the Ethan Turner 01:23 12/28/2001 (0)
Re: Is my clutch going? 86-535-5spd 23:14 12/27/2001 (0)
Re: Is my clutch going? Neil Deshpande 21:29 12/27/2001 (0)

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