76series trouble with clutch

Hi Dave,
I’ve got a 2008 model V8 Troopy that has a small clutch shudder when engaging at less than a 1000 revs.
Been like that since new and now have a 100,000 on the clock – Towed a 3 tonne van twice around Australia.
When new and under warranty, I had two Toyota dealers look at it and declare it normal.
Lately I have had an independent mechanic check it and he didn’t think it was anything to worry about. I am not sure if this is your problem?
By the way have you had a repair quote?

You ask for ideas.....what am I missing?
The clutch is cactus. There's a good idea...

Its a bit hard to give a sensible answer when all you say is "the clutch is stuffed".
How about some detail - is it slipping? in what gears, or is there a noise, or is it shuddering....

How competent is the mechanic in determining the clutch is stuffed?????

What did he do to diagnose it?
Did he test drive it?
Did he just listen to what you said to him?

Lots of unknowns there.

You haven't mentioned any symptoms to allow people to realistically comment and therefore just get silly, nonsensical, replies sometimes.

If you can describe as accurately as you can, what the symptoms are, which caused you to attend the mechanics workshop, more light may shine on the possible problem or lack of problem.
At the moment all we know is "it's stuffed". Some faults to some people mean disaster and to others a small adjustment perhaps. Who knows until it is actually determined.

Cheers
Ross M

Statutory warranty may help.

I have a VDJ ute 2008. My clutch packed it in at about 35,000km. It seems some of them do at about this stage. Partly I would not spare the horses and partly I was towing a heavy load a lot. Sometimes I had been bogged quite badly and ended up riding the clutch a bit to get out. A group of things.

Some people I have read about tried the Exedy Safari Tough clutch and while a good clutch most complained it was too heavy on the leg muscle.

I tried an Extreme Outback clutch (supposedly heavy duty) and it has been OK but not that heavy duty and it does cause gearbox roll over noise. In truth most after market clutches seem to report with gearbox roll over noise.

Next I will look a the 4terrain clutch as I have read these run better with little roll over noise.

Cheers

Serendipity

My idea would be to replace the clutch assembly.
As you are the second owner, you are unable to vouch for how the vehicle has been driven/used, so a warranty claim would be very doubtful.

I'm on my second troopy and while neither has been V8's, both have had mild clutch shudder since fairly new. However both have travelled over 200 000 km and the clutches are still going - with the same small shudder. As mentioned above, small shudder seems to be symptomatic but my experience is that the clutch remains strong. Both my troopies have been across the Simpson at least 6 times (each!!!), one has done the CSR three times - and so on. I remain confident about the clutches despite the slight shudder.
I should mention that I took the 1990 Troopy back to the dealer at about 50 000 km for a regular service and to complain about the clutch and he explained the clutch was "stuffed" (sic) and should be replaced. I didn't heed that advice and glad I didn't. But then again they "forgot" to change the oil at that service so naturally I questioned the dealer's competence.
Just another point of view to confuse your issue.
Have a great day everyone.

First is really short so taking off in second all the time, the clutch would suffer a bit???