Is my clutch toast?

[rd97tj]

I have a 97 TJ with a AX-15, this morning when I started it, it was in reverse and took off, I had to shut it off and pop it out of gear, I then restarted it and tried putting it in gear, and it would not go. I had to put it in gear with it off and start it in gear. Should I just buy a new clutch or is there anything to check first, besides the fluid, I already checked it and it was full.

[will-m]

if it moved then i doubt the clutch is bad. sounds to me like the clutch is not dissengageing from the motor.

[animator]

Kinda sounds more like a clutch slave-cylinder or fork problem. Does the cluch pedal go straight to the floor or is there some resistance?

[rd97tj]

There is some resistance, still feels the way it should.

[rd97tj]

A few people have told me that it is probably the master cylinder, because if it was the slave cylinder I would have lost all fluid. Do you guys agree with this?

[NHRedneck]

..... sounds like you need to check both you clutch master, and your slave cyl..... pull up the carpet near the pedal and see if there is fluid leaking/ check fluid level of the clutch master.... then look inside the bellhousing area of the slave clyinder and try to see and fluid being slung around in there, i ended up replacing the whole clutch in my ranger just b/c i failed to diagnose that my master cyl was F'd, if i had known how to bleed it properly, i probably would have been on the road the first night..... if you need help as far as bleeding the master pm me please.... ill help you out...