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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chip66" data-source="post: 1509501" data-attributes="member: 23618">Wow, you must be hard on them.   I always change them when I change the clutch.  The lowest miles I've had on a clutch at the end of life was 110K.  Don't abuse them by holding the clutch in at long stops and they'll typically last as long as the clutch.  ----To the original question, the throw-out bearing can be prematurely worn if the clutch cable is over-tightened and it stays engaged to the clutch while driving.  This isn't a problem with the self-adjusting factory quadrant.   Why no one has ever made an aluminum or steel clone of the factory quadrant is beyond me.   With a factory clutch, they were good for about 200K miles until the plastic gave way. They kept the adjustment near perfect all the time and were maintenance-free.  I still see them on the 6-cyl cars in the salvage yard.</blockquote>