"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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Sylvain VAN DER WALDE wrote:
"Sylvain VAN DER WALDE" wrote in message
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An awful lot depends on how the car is driven. Cars driven by people who
have changed clutches once themselves have clutches that last forever.

Clutches can be toast in a few days if someone can't really do a proper
hill start, or rides the clutch with the left foot.

Town driving really takes it out of them too.


How very true. I used to know a driver (a chauffeur) whose clutch needed
renewing at less than 5,000 miles. He just couldn't get used to the new (at
the time) _diaphragm_ clutch. Its "take-up" was far less progressive than
the coil spring clutch that it replaced.

Sylvain.

Dave