lifespan of clutch

I have the same problem, my GU 4.2 has 280,000ks and still ok and original, but when???
My old 1999 GU 4.2 had the clutch changed recently at 380,000ks and towed a horse float constantly!!! Some clutches only last , as you said 70,000ks and never had a hard time.. Michael

My factory GU clutch lasted till 160k then a heavy duty went in cost was around $1300

The factory clutch in the Subaru Outback just went on 115k and that's $3600......ouch

Both cars was purchased second hand so don't really know what sort of life it's had before then but I am expecting the GU clutch to be good for another 100k or so

A mates GU factory clutch went at 170k so seems to be around that range

My GQ (Mav) TD4.2 went for 250k before I sold it, still ok. My GU clutch only lasted 200k.

I had a rear main seal in my GQ fail at 248,000kms this filled the clutch with oil and forced me to replace it.

The plate had maybe 5,000km left on it. My vehicle, like yours, had been purchased second hand and had worked hard off road in my hands and at the hand of the previous owner. Before I left Sydney for that trip I checked everything, but how do you check the clutch? I relied on that great Australianism "shell be right" well she wasn't.

I was lucky. Rain had forced us to modify our travel plans and I was leaving Broken Hill when the clutch started to slip. If it had not been for the rain I would have been in Innamincka when the trouble hit.

Compare the cost of replacing the clutch say 500km south of Halls Creek to replacing it at home. I know what I would do. And while the spanner man has his head in that part of the world get him to check the rear main oil seal too.

Duncs

I guess that you really need to weigh up the cost now or the inconvenience of it failing on the Canning plus the ADDED expense there, (recovery etc. (ouch).

I reckon it's a piece of string and how the clutch has been or not been abused. Four wheel drives are basic ly (most of them) commercial spec and built to take a hiding. Most of us hardly make them work at except for the odd occasion.

Reminds me of the bloke I knew who drove an automatic with one foot on the brake and other on the accelerator and wondered why he spent so much on brake pads.

Owen

"Peace of Mind" will cost you money.
There is no way of knowing what's left on a 248,000k clutch without removing it. The Canning is a long trip which can be hard on the clutch, so replacing it sounds like a good option.

We came across a Pajero on the Canning in 2007 with 230,000k on the clock - it was abandoned because the clutch failed and the owner decided to cut the losses

thanks to all. The more I read the more convinced I am that I will replace the clutch before the trip.

Thanks, all