I've found that when my clutch doesn't fully dis-engage properly and is hard to get into gear that bleeding the system sorts it for months and makes the pedal light again. There is something fundamentally wrong with the design of the master cylinder as the old expelled fluid is grey in colour as new fluid is clear. The grey colour is probably from the piston seals wearing. The fluid level in the master cylinder in my car never drops, so there isn't a leak. Just the pedal travels further and gets harder to press. A quick shot of new fluid through the system gets things fine again and lasts for ages. It's certainly worth a try for your car before you go to great expense with new clutches etc.
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