HOW MANY MILES did you replace CLUTCH??? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Ghostrider 310 · 12-28-2005, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

I have a buddy with a rusted-out orange AMC vehicle (something like a 1971 model) with 245k miles on the original engine and transmission and he's on his first and only clutch! He drives it like a granny though. This has to be some kind of record.

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RandallNeighbour · 12-28-2005, 12:31 PM

Nope. It's the truth. This guy bought it new and wouldn't lie to save his life. I do think he put a LOT of highway miles on it though. It's a 3 on the tree transmission, btw.

joshuaalbert · 11-03-2006, 04:00 AM

Are there any signs other than slippage that would suggest a new clutch is needed or at least will be soon?

YellowJacket · 11-03-2006, 04:16 AM

67k and no signs of slipping for me.

And for my "long clutch life" story -- my dad bought a '94 Saturn new to use for his daily commute (rush hour traffic through Atlanta), drove it for a few years, taught me to drive in it, taught my little sister to drive in it, and she inherited it on her 16th birthday. She's now 21, and recently donated it to charity due to upcoming service costs, because at 220k miles, it needed a new rack and pinion, several engine seals replaced, etc., etc., all combined around $2600 of work on a car worth <$1k, BUT... the orgininal clutch was still working like it was brand new!