1995 BMW 318 Juddering

Tiny
MATEYBLOKEY
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  • 1995 BMW 318
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 136,000 MILES
In 1st gear when setting off the car judders and jumps like a kangaroo. This only happens in 1st gear.
Sunday, December 20th, 2009 AT 4:35 PM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

This is clutch shudder, this is usually caused by hot spots on the fly wheel, the only way to fix this is to re machine the clutch, which should be done each time the clutch is replaced.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Sunday, December 20th, 2009 AT 5:08 PM

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