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racer_d · 02-26-2007, 02:14 PM

Yes, clutches can fail "early". I have a friend who had about 15K miles on his when it failed. Complete failure. Stranded on the side of the road failure. No warning signs either.

His case was likely an anomoly. A clutch is a wear item. 40k miles would seem on the short side. Then again, when I used my 911 for Autocross and Drivers Ed, I got less mileage than that out of one.

02-26-2007, 02:14 PM	#2
racer_d Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 846	Yes, clutches can fail "early". I have a friend who had about 15K miles on his when it failed. Complete failure. Stranded on the side of the road failure. No warning signs either. His case was likely an anomoly. A clutch is a wear item. 40k miles would seem on the short side. Then again, when I used my 911 for Autocross and Drivers Ed, I got less mileage than that out of one. __________________ 1976 914 2.0 2000 Boxster 2.7 (sold) 1978 911 SC (sold) 1970 914 w/2056 (sold)