> Any users running a more robust non stock clutch on stock
> clutch housing/flywheel? Has it lasted longer under normal
> use than the stock (Sachs?) clutch?

The best quality clutch kit I have found for the stock Vanagon (except
diesel) is the heavy-duty LuK kit:

http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=028141999HD

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  www.busdepot.com
  (215)  234-VWVW

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