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Subject:Re: Longer Lasting Clutch?
From:neil n
Date:Sat, 23 Apr 2011 11:41:33 -0700

Is the Luk clutch disc thicker?

Neil.

On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 5:56 AM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote:

> Both LuK AND Sachs are OE. �In the U.S. Sachs has the larger presence and
> name recognition, but both are OE suppliers to Volkswagen.
>
> Volkswagen upgraded the Vanagon clutch design in the middle of the 1989
> model year, to a new design that provided 30% more pressure without
> requiring any more pedal effort. This makes the clutch easier to use and
> potentially reduces wear.

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