I've been busy the last few days so am just catching up on this thread. As magic was first to mention, it really does sound like the stack of plates are sticking together until they are warm. The lever just moves the pressure plate against a spring, so the feel you describe makes perfect sense. It also makes sense from the idea that pulling the lever 30 times is not doing anything. All you are doing is releasing the external pressure on the stack of discs in the clutch assembly.
Once the pulled spring keeps the plates from being pressed together, the power being applied by the crankshaft and drag of the transmission normally make the plates come apart as the crank spins one set. If the oil is too thick or the wrong type, the plates can definitely stick together and it only takes one or two to put power to the rear wheel. There was one batch of one year's FJRs which sat for a long time and were notorious for this. The fix was quite simple, in disassembly, cleaning the plates, and re-assembling them with no new parts needed. You need to also remember that the clutch is a roughly 10-15 pound solid mass and the core is not going to warm very quickly if the plates remain pressed together.
As Spring arrives with warmer temps, your situation may slowly improve, but my guess is that the tech used straight oil or 10-50 and it won't. If it doesn't improve with Spring then I'd suggest changing oil to the thinnest for the temps in your area according to the chart in your owners manual. If that doesn't work after a day or two, then have the dealer disassemble the clutch, clean each plate in kerosene, and re-assemble it. With the plates out, you'll also want them to make sure there is not binding in the only other possible place, which is the rod from the slave cylinder to the pressure plate.
As always, let us know how it goes.
[fwiw - Yes, I know the difference between plates and friction discs, but wrote the above to be a little simpler.]
Once the pulled spring keeps the plates from being pressed together, the power being applied by the crankshaft and drag of the transmission normally make the plates come apart as the crank spins one set. If the oil is too thick or the wrong type, the plates can definitely stick together and it only takes one or two to put power to the rear wheel. There was one batch of one year's FJRs which sat for a long time and were notorious for this. The fix was quite simple, in disassembly, cleaning the plates, and re-assembling them with no new parts needed. You need to also remember that the clutch is a roughly 10-15 pound solid mass and the core is not going to warm very quickly if the plates remain pressed together.
As Spring arrives with warmer temps, your situation may slowly improve, but my guess is that the tech used straight oil or 10-50 and it won't. If it doesn't improve with Spring then I'd suggest changing oil to the thinnest for the temps in your area according to the chart in your owners manual. If that doesn't work after a day or two, then have the dealer disassemble the clutch, clean each plate in kerosene, and re-assemble it. With the plates out, you'll also want them to make sure there is not binding in the only other possible place, which is the rod from the slave cylinder to the pressure plate.
As always, let us know how it goes.
[fwiw - Yes, I know the difference between plates and friction discs, but wrote the above to be a little simpler.]