dcb -
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Originally Posted by dcb
the point is, as I describe in post 67, there is a way to minimize clutch wear. If you broke it in 40k, you were having too much "fun". You could wear out a set of brake pads in 10k miles if you tried also, it isn't the cars fault.
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When I drove my Dad's 1971 Karmann Ghia I was a clutch rider. I went through two clutches in maybe 40K miles. One was so worn down that the tops of the mounting screws were almost completely worn off.
On my current 1999 SW2 I got a new clutch at 115K miles, but that was done as part of a quill (throwout?) bearing repair. I have put 90K miles on my current clutch.
I think of clutch plates, brake pads, and rotors as a part of a car that is *supposed* to wear out. I will take care of them as best I can, but I have no problem with replacing them if they have given me decent service :
HowStuffWorks "Common Problems and Other Types of Clutches"
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