Violent Shuddering Under Acceleration?

1992 TOYOTA CELICA
227,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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ENUMCLAW_47
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Hi, I have a 2.2L 5SFE '92 Celica GT with 227,000 miles now. The car drives fine except under heavy or moderate acceleration. Under these conditions the car shudders relatively violently. As soon as I release the throttle, it stops. It seems to do it the most at about 3000 RPM's. My car is a manual. What could this be?

P.S. I think my clutch is going out, could that cause violent shuddering like that?
Dec 13, 2007 at 10:27 PM
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THE_HYDROXIDE_CHILD
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just my 2 cents by mine did the same i replaced the front motor mount as it was pretty worn and it fixed 90 percent of those problems i had.... could check that
Jan 12, 2008 at 12:25 AM
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To me it sounds like the CV axles are worn out, here is how to change them out, when they get worn the CV joints do not work smoothly which causes the vibration.

Please go over this guide as well to get more information.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/symptoms-of-a-bad-cv-axle-joint

Here is a generic guide to help you step by step with instructions in the diagrams below to show you how on your car.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-cv-axle

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