"Frank Boettcher" <fboettcher@comcast.net> wrote
> On 15 Dec 2005 03:49:01 GMT, "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m>
wrote:
> >"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote
> ><snip>
> >
> >
> >> The pressure plate side was down to the rivets, and the
flywheel side
> >> had maybe a few thou before it too hit the rivets. My
tech figures I
> >> *might* have got 5-10K more out of it, but then it
would have started
> >> slipping for sure.
> >
> >
> >
> >Oh, I almost forgot: Mileage on replacement of the
(original) clutch
> >was 255,800. Yes that's miles.
>
>
> Now that's getting some mileage out of a clutch! Are they
mostly
> highway miles?
>
> I changed my '90 accord last year at 150K miles. changed
it
> preemptively. mechanic tried to talk me out of it because
it had not
> started to slip yet, but car was going off to college and
I did not
> want to deal with it if it went bad away from home. When
he got it
> out he said I must have been clairvoyant. Showed me the
disk and we
> agreed I would not have gotten 5K out of it, less if all
around town
> driving.

Frank, how long did this job take you? Also, do you consider
this a beginner, intermediate, advanced, or other type job?

Tegger, I'll be looking for that photo at your site. How
much did your mechanic charge?