94 Ford Escort/ clutch

Tiny
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1994 Ford Escort LX 4Dr SED 1.9L 155k miles. About a week ago I was drivin my car and I stoped some where. I came back and it started fine and went fine. Then it strated making a sqeeling nosie and smelt like a grinding wheel in mechine shop. And it shook. The clutch woulnt engage. I let it run untell my dad arived. The clutch strated to work agian.I checked the brake flud. Full. Today I was drivein only about 2miles and I stoped on this hill about 60' and car faceing down. And I held down the clutch and it stared to shake and stop shake and stop and then I shift into 1st and and it woulndt and now the clutch is realy loose. Somone told me that its probley just disconnected from somthin. PLEASE HELP.
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Wednesday, February 7th, 2007 AT 5:50 PM

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Tiny
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Hi sounds like the springs have shattered on your pressure plate commonly known as the clutch plate, causing your fly wheel to spin freely without any pressure fron the clutch, best off having a new clutch it fitted.
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Wednesday, February 7th, 2007 AT 6:48 PM

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