1998 Ford Escort clutch

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SAM BILTCLIFFE
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  • 1998 FORD ESCORT
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
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  • 98,000 MILES
I have got a 1998 ford escort GTI, I have had the car a year now. Last week I was driving up to a junction and pressed the clutch down but the car seamed to be grabing and the engine judered when I breaked. The clutch still works beacuse I can engage and disengage and change gear fine. It just keeps holding on if you are moving and press the clutch. It almost seams like when you break without presing the cluch you get that juder. Once it does that for a minuit it then relases and works fine. Since this problem has arisen when you idle with the clutch down the revs bounce up and down all over the place, it sounds like you keep blipping the throtal but I am not. Any suggestionbs on what this can be
Monday, February 16th, 2009 AT 3:04 PM

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Tiny
DAVE H
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Sounds like the clutch is starting to slip. I would get a tech to check this out for you
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Monday, February 16th, 2009 AT 3:33 PM
Tiny
SAM BILTCLIFFE
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Do you think that this would cause the up and down reving at idle if my foots on the clutch. Do you know if the cluch on this can be adjusted or will it be a new clutch. Thanks for the help can I make a donation by card.
Many Thanks
Sam Biltcliffe
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Monday, February 16th, 2009 AT 7:33 PM
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DAVE H
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I would check the vacuum pipes first. Check for leaks on vacuum for idle air control. The clutch could be causing this but generally with a clutch the slip will cause high rev's. Not up and down as your describing? The juddering sounds like it could be clutch. But your saying it does this when braking without using clutch? So it could also be brake grabbing/sticking . When it judders do you feel it under the clutch or brake pedal?
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Monday, February 16th, 2009 AT 8:01 PM

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