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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:29 pm 
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I have a factory EL manual. I was just wondering how many km clutches tend to last for. How do you know when they have gone?
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:42 pm 
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it depends how you treat them.

the factory clutch lasted 180 000 in my xr6 the last ten is what killed it. (when i got it)


i fitted a V8 brutes clutch to a customers XR8 and it lasted 10 000km
because he drives it wrong.
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:04 pm 
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im pretty sure mine has done the 126,000km thats on the clock with the orig. clutch.
when i ran it down the 1/4, it was slipping into 3rd gear after the 3rd run, so it's due for a replacement in the near future.

 

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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:58 pm 
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same sorta thing as everyone else. I got the car and f**k the original clutch, had done 104,000. The car was slipping so bad it would take a good 4 minutes to get up 60km

But it was a good feeling jumping in it when it had the new one installed. Felt like a rocket :P

 

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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 5:01 pm 
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My EL is on the original clutch I would assume.
Had 101,000 when i bought it, done 144,000 now. I drive it hard, its been down the 1/8th mile more times than I can remember, and pulled some impressive stand stills, still going strong :) Even with its new found go go.

 

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