Parts for your 2009 Toyota Blade-Clutch kit

2009 Toyota Blade clutch-kit — is it relevant?

Short answer: a traditional clutch-kit isn’t used on the 2009 Toyota Blade. Technical sources for the Blade’s powertrains show it was offered with two automatic transmissions only: Toyota’s Super CVT‑i paired to the 2.4‑litre 2AZ‑FE, and a 6‑speed U660E automatic behind the 3.5‑litre 2GR‑FE V6 (Blade Master). Toyota’s New Car Features (NCF) manuals and service literature for the E150 platform describe these as torque‑converter automatics with internal multi‑plate clutch packs and a lock‑up clutch, not a manual gearbox with a dry friction clutch and pressure plate. Toyota Global press/spec materials for the Blade back this up, and there’s no factory manual option listed for 2009.

That’s why a conventional clutch-kit (disc, pressure plate, release bearing) doesn’t apply to this vehicle. The CVT uses a torque converter to launch and a steel belt/variable pulleys to change ratios, the V6’s U660E is a planetary automatic. Both have “clutches” only in the sense of internal wet clutch packs and a lock‑up clutch, which aren’t replaced as a bolt‑on kit during normal servicing.

Seeing a “clutch-kit” listed in some catalogues for a Blade usually comes down to parts database crossovers with the related Corolla/Auris platform, which in some markets did have manuals. For the JDM Blade, that listing isn’t relevant unless the car’s been converted to a manual (rare as hen’s teeth).

What owners should focus on instead is good transmission care:

• CVT (2.4L): Service with the Toyota‑specified CVT fluid and follow the procedures in the factory repair manual (correct temperature range, level setting, and any required calibration). Many Aussie and Kiwi workshops recommend fluid changes around 60,000–80,000 km if the car tows, sees hot conditions, or lots of urban stop‑start, even if the original schedule is “sealed”.
• U660E 6‑speed (V6): Use Toyota ATF WS, and stick to careful level‑setting procedures. Consider similar 60,000–80,000 km service intervals in severe use.

If there’s shudder on take‑off, flare on upshifts, or a CVT “whine”, a proper diagnostic scan, fluid condition check, and software updates are the first steps. But a manual clutch-kit replacement isn’t on the menu for a stock 2009 Blade.

• Does the 2009 Toyota Blade have a clutch-kit?
  No. It left the factory with either a Super CVT‑i or a U660E 6‑speed automatic, both using torque converters and internal wet clutches, not a serviceable dry clutch and pressure plate.
• Why do some parts sites list a clutch-kit for my Blade?
  Catalogue crossovers with the global Corolla/Auris platform can show manual parts that don’t apply to the JDM Blade. Always match by VIN and transmission type.
• What maintenance replaces “clutch” servicing on a Blade?
  Transmission fluid service with the correct Toyota CVT fluid or ATF WS, proper level‑set procedures, and software updates where applicable.