Hmmmm.    We  drove our '79  VW bus  for 270,000 km before we had to
replace the clutch due to an engine oil seal leak. It was about 90% used up
at that time
135 * 2 = 270K          ;-))

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On 6/29/99, at 6:34 PM, Austin wrote:

>
>This is my entry for longest clutch life on the list;  '77 Rabbit that
>taught 5 (five!) teenagers to drive in 135K miles.  At that point rebuilt
>the engine so clutch was replaced while the engine was out - Friction
>Materials told me the clutch disc wasn't even half gone!
>
>Austin

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