Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihnss.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!vax135!houxz!houxm!ihnp4!ihnss!warren From: warren@ihnss.UUCP (Warren Montgomery) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Response summary on Rabbit clutches Message-ID: <2090@ihnss.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Jun-84 11:58:26 EDT Article-I.D.: ihnss.2090 Posted: Mon Jun 4 11:58:26 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 6-Jun-84 01:05:32 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 23 A long time back I asked for experience on the life expectancy and repair costs on a Rabbit clutch. I got about 10 responses, out of which only one person with a Sirrocco driven 80K miles in the hills had replaced a clutch. Several of my respondents had over 130K miles on their car with no troubles. (One replaced a throw-out bearing for a cost of $6 in parts in 1/2 hour of work). At least one of these cars had been driven quite hard. From this I would conclude that apparently the clutch is likely to last a lifetime. I have no information on what is involved in repair, but it sounds like it's unlikely anyway. (The other thing that I observe from my informal survey is that in spite of some well publicized early problems, rabbits must last a long time to get as many high mileage respondents as I got.) Thanks to all who replied. Sorry for the long delay. -- Warren Montgomery ihnss!warren IH x2494