Just yesterday I noticed a potential problem with my clutch. It seemed like it was getting worse as I drove to work today, but I may have just been getting paranoid. In any case, it's not like it normally is.
The first symptom I noticed is that the clutch engages almost immediately when releasing my foot from fully depressing the pedal. And by almost immediately I mean less than an inch of travel. The pedal feels very soft as I press it in, and I don't remember it engaging so quickly. Also, I've been having trouble getting the gear shift knob into gear. This happens both when driving, and certainly when at a stop and trying to get it back into 1st.
Do these symptoms point to any one possible cause? What should I try to look at first? Am I risking big troubles by trying to continue driving it until this is fixed?
Thanks for any and all help.
By the way, anybody know a good Miata mechanic in the Portland, Oregon area? Preferably on the west side?