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From: warren@ihnss.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: When to replace a clutch?
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Date: Tue, 13-Dec-83 13:40:46 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 13 13:40:46 1983
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I would guess that clutch wear is probably much more sensitive to
the number of shifts and the driver's technique than to miles or
time, making it very hard to predict how long it will go.  You can
probably sense the wear by the need to readjust a mechanical
linkage, or by fluid loss in a hydrolic system.  (I can tell when to
replace my brake pads by the fluid level in the reservoir).
I've heard lots of pessimists say plan to replace it at 50K miles,
yet the clutch in my rabbit is at 80K with no outward sign of
trouble.  I probably have a much higher proportion of highway
driving than normal and don't many quick starts, and I hope it will
go another 80K (the replacement procedure looks as easy as open
heart surgery).  If you are buying it used, of course, you have no
idea what kind of abuse it's had, and I don't think that there is
any easy way to check it.

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	Warren Montgomery
	ihnss!warren
	IH x2494