dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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Ive been reading around and a couple of places claim a high biting point on the clutch signals its near the end of its life? Just wondering cos it aint a cheap thing to replace, and the escort (1998 R 1.8si 115bhp model) is pretty much impossible to stall, its that high 
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Hamish
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Registered: 4th Apr 05
Location: Ashtead, Surrey Drives: 100bhp Mint with Hole
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try adjusting your clutch cable then use the help zone
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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will have a look in the haynes book for that, if a mod spots this plz move it to the Help Zone for us 
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Ricky352
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Registered: 6th Apr 07
Location: Lisburn, N.I.
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Every car is very different.
How long have you had the car and has it been like this the whole time. I wouldnt worry personnally.
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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adjust it before you replace it.
mine used to go lower before i replaced my clutch
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dannymccann
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Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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not had it long, 2 months max and yea its always been this high. i couldnt get it to move when i test drove it cos it was so high your knee hovers in the air when moving on the clutch alone lol
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Ricky352
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Mine was different before a replaced my clutch cable. Well not really a cable, some hydralic tube or sumthing.
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Anthony
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Registered: 2nd Nov 06
Location: milton keynes. Drives: 1.6 Sport
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on the escorts cant you flick your foot of the clutch and it adjusts the pedal?. might be the older ones, and maybe a myth
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dannymccann
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no idea on that one, its only a car to tide us over due to the corsa blowing up on me. its too big a engine tbh, i want a smaller car cos it will only be used for going round town soon when the missus moves in with me, and it was the only cheap one around at the time
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Old ones jonesy, the Mk4's used to do that. Funny doing that in my mates old one, then watching him stall it 
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