8v Transmission upgrade? WAS: Transmission Question

[vwdaun@yahoo.com (Daun Yeagley)]

--- Cheapass Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> --- 16V Jason <jason@scirocco.org> wrote:
> > At 01:34 PM 1/29/2002, Benjamin Harder wrote:
> > >I think Daun's 16v has the original clutch and he's
> now over the
> > 200k mile
> > >mark, right Daun?!  That should say something about
> the stock
> > clutches... ;)
> > 
> > Actually I think he replaced it at 19X,XXX.
> > 
> > Jason
> 
> Uhhh...Ben?  BEN?  You were there, dude, when we did the
> dual tranny
> swap - Daun's car and my car - in my garage, last
> spring...*YOU* were
> the one doing the replacing of Daun's clutch, if I recall
> correctly. 
> Remember he had all the pretty new bolts?  You did the
> grunt work, Daun
> manned the parts cleaner, and I ran the wire wheel and
> did the
> managing.  I have photos...

As I remember it, Ben was DYING to play with the power
tools, hence he was replacing the clutch.  Yes, the
original had 193k on it with NO signs of slippage, but I
wanted to install this nice 'lil 4k sooo....


=====
Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
'80, '85, & '88 Sciroccos
'82 Pickup
'90 Passat Wagon
"Never joke, taunt or dangle what might be seen as a challenge in front of the powers that be.  The universe is listening." - Lane Wallace

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