Okay, I bought the car from a dealer who put it on Craigslist. The dealer, "Autos By Choice", sold it to me as is.
It won't pass inspection they told me. At the time of purchase I knew it would fail for broken E-Brake cable, and no Catalytic Converter.
We fixed the E-Brake, and changed the rear brakes. I've checked the fluids, they're all good.
I had it inspected. It failed for no catalytic converter, the center brake light (it was just unplugged), and they said that they saw fluid dripping and pinned it as a problem with the rack and pinion. My husband said that they just saw fluid and wanted me to pay them a lot of money to fix it, basically that it would pass if I took it to my regular inspector.
So my point is, I haven't messed with the clutch, transmission or the gear shifter. They all came with the car.
At this point, the problem is constant. The car is now unsafe to drive due to the fact that in order to change gears I have to have the car engine off.