Q: clutch, hard to change gears. in this snow ,y clutch went to the bottom and stayed

asked by on January 10, 2017

in this snow the other day my clutch went to the bottom and stayed I had to pull it up. now I was at a light saw smoke coming from the back of hood gears was hard to change. smell smoke on inside car. I had to jam it in gear. does clutch need adjusting?
My car's transmission is unknown to me.

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