The clutch pedal seemed mushy and I was having trouble finding gears, so I
tried bleeding my clutch slave cylinder.  Both the master and slave were
bone dry on the outside.  Bleeding brought the pedal back to life.  The
slave is reachable from the engine compartment.  I had my son work the
pedal  while I opened and closed the bleeder.  The reservoir level was not
low, but I suspect it could have been at one time.  The PO had the brakes
serviced recently before I bought it and the level could have dropped low
enough to cause clutch problems.  Did not notice any clutch problems before
this winter.  I have had this '85 Westy for about 1 1/2 years.   If you are
having shifting problems, check out your clutch hydraulics.  The shift
linkage is another story...

                                                             Jay