Re: Clutch Life on an 86 CGT

[Allan Jones <ampj@tiac.net>]

Glenn Kaufman wrote:
> > I have the original clutch on the car with about 105k miles.
> > How long should I expect it to last?  Thanks.
> > 86cgt

	Expect it to last forever..that's the belief I've held and what I
expect out of my entire '86 C-GT. Don't under-estimate the power of
positive thinking!  :-)

Rick H. Louie wrote:
> I have a 1984 Coupe GT with 125K and original clutch.  No squeeks, no
> problems.  Still running strong.

	"..." '86 C-GT with 169K, original clutch, no squeeks, no problems and
still running strong! Will let loose tomorrow due to bragging
though.                 {---X
                    :-|
	                {---X     <-Those 'Xs' are my fingers crossed . . .
hope my little stick figure comes out alright and is lined up after I've
sent it.

Phil Payne wrote:
> Depends on the driver.  If you hold a car on hills by slipping the clutch - not
> as long.
> On a CGT, around 150k plus or minus 20k is a good number.  105k is early.

	Hope either a good smooth-shifting driver(that would be me - the one
who beats the s#!t out of his C-GT off the line) can extend that number
or you're misinformed because I'm right at the end of my line....169K
miles!!

Rob Nance wrote:
> >Impossible to say.  It depends on how you drive the car.
> Man, is that ever true.  I had mine replaced a little over a year ago in my
> '86 4000 and I think it is heading out the door again already!  I drive it
> hard, a lot, but one year!!!

	Was the replacement genuine Audi? If so and it was not defective, I
find it hard to believe that it's going already AND you have a smooth
technique, although I trust you're probably quite capable. I don't mean
to insult you, but you might want to see if a change in your style is
neccessary, because I perform very demanding shifts very often and am
still on my original clutch ater 169K miles. 

gene wrote:
> ......my friend in 82 CGT changed his at 180kmiles
> *preventively*, and he is an aggressive driver.
> Will not say anything about my clutch, because I fear retaliation from
> the Audi Gods... :-)

	I'm hoping I too have to only "preventively" change mine many miles
from now, but after everything I've typed in this post, now I too "fear
retaliation from the Audi Gods..."   :-)

Allan