Why would you have to pump your clutch pedal several times to get the clutch to work on a 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS?

You either have air bubbles in the system or most likely it's your clutch master cylinder. Answer: Could also be a leak in one of the lines a bad slave cylender or just out of fluid..worst case clutch is going look for RPM spikes. easiest fix look for a leak, fix it bleed the clutch.