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Question posted by bigbohunk on July 10th, 2013

Can I Adjust Clutch On 1997 2.0 Escort?

Have replaced the entire clutch assembly and now the clutch is out of synch in comparision to the way it was before. The clutch pedal has too much freedom now.

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