Sounds like a clutch master or slave cylinder. Best bet is to to do both
but if $$ are the driving factor, Pick one to try first unless someone can
recommend a procedure to determine which one is leaking (bypassing
internally).

"curt" <h_curtis@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> On my '96 Jeep Cherokee, the clutch is starting to need to be pumped now
and
> again or it will not go into gear at a stop. I suspect the hydraulic pump
> to be going. I checked the fluid and it is full. Any thoughts on this?
Is
> it easy to fix? Am I on the right track?
>
> Curt
>
>