Stiff clutch on a 2005 Camry SE

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I'm looking at this used car and the clutch is SO stiff, almost like a racing clutch.  I thought this would be a very abnormal condition for a family car like Camry (even SE).  Other than that the clutch is working fine, no gear grind, no slip, nothing.

Any fellow LYK know anything about this car or common Toyota clutch problems?

Also another question...can a dealership (Regency) sell me a car with tempered odometer?  cuz the car doesn't feel like it has such low km.  What if I check the VIN in carproof and found that the odometer has be tempered?

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BTW, the car only has 46k km...I'd probably think it's still the stock clutch....

if not....

but it does have 4 new tires that are worn down to 70% already...previous owner probably drove it quite hard

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C9 car...I don't know...maybe...but I'm not a C9 lor...LOL

I really don't know how some crazy people would do to a car....maybe they installed a racing clutch in it..who knows???  There are riced Corollas out there...so there must be riced Camry too...LOL

back to the topic pls...I'm serious...looking for an answer...

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原帖由 Hyde 於 2008-9-15 21:26 發表
clutch gets stiffer when there are more wear on it....

ask 5zigen to explain it.... i forgot exactly whats going on....  he just told me to check if the clutch is stiff when looking for a used car... ...

This is the first time that I heard of this...I thought the opposite is correct, that is as the clutch wears it should be slightly less stiff, unless a few pressure plate "fingers" are broken.  If a clutch is worn, then it might chatter or slip.

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A lot of Camrys on the used market now...the 4cycl isn't THAT bad for fuel econ...why is everyone selling?

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What stupid gas pedal sensor is 700???  Why?  The part is expensive or it's labour intensive?

I've replaced tons of Toyota starters myself too.  Most of the time it's just the copper contacts in the solenoid got worn out and they cost 10 bucks for parts, pretty simple to change too.  I don't consider this to be a fault but definitely a stupid design.

I heard of sludge problems in their V6 between 98-02 but that's OK I'm not looking at a V6.  What's the problem with the steering rack?  Leaking or what?

I looked at a 04 and a 05.  The 05 is made in Japan but the 04 is not!?!

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BTW, how much does it cost these days to replace a Camry clutch?

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OMG...13.8 hours for clutch???  What a rip off!!!   That's V6 or 4 cycl?  Even for V6, it can be done in about 6 hours.  Let me phone the dealerships for price before I actually buy one of these...LOL

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Hm...6 hours is for the 98-01 gen Camrys...I don't know about newer ones.  I used to work at a Toyota dealership and the techs did it in around 6 hours...of course the book charged more than that la...I guess working on just one make of cars is much more efficient.

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Oh really?  what makes the new Camry so difficult that needed 14 hours?!?!

If that's the case, I won't even consider that Camry even the salesman can give me a "good" deal...well, the guy hasn't gotten back to me yet.  I guess his manager won't lower the price for me...LOL

[ 本帖最後由 shutterbug 於 2008-9-19 13:42 編輯 ]