JUDDERING like fook

[TW166Y]

Right fella's on the mrs 325 e30, when pulling off in 1st there is a judder asthough its coming from the propshaft area up to around 2500 rmp, then you hit second gear and its does the same and so on in every gear.
Instantly i thought it would be the prop, now i have been told it could be the gearbox mounts or even clutch judder as the clutch is slipping like a beeeatch but im fixing that tomorrow.
Just want to know really if anyone has had this problem before, who knows exactly what this judder is because my mrs sh1ts herself every time it does it

thanks everyone

[Skip]

Flywheel is likely to be scored, especially if the clutch is slipping badly - get a new clutch and have the flywheel skimmed and normal service will resume...

[dazleeds]

last car i had to do this was betty

but it was deffo prop baring on her

me and lee did spank the poor girl on every drive

[TW166Y]

ao what now

two totally different opinions

i thought prop originally, obviously if the clutch is slipping im gonna have trouble with the flywheel, so what do i do

[Bob_S]

prop bearing is only Ԛ£25 so change that first easy job then you have eliminated it

[TW166Y]

why would the rop go?.......

e went on holiday, clutch was slipping a little, when we were driving around a little in wales suddenly this juddering started...

i think its flywheel problems myself, just cant be sure though

[Brianmoooore]

Clutch is obviously knackered, so that's the first thing to do.
Prop bearing will get looked at in the process in any case.

[Daadji]

Hello, I have just purchased a 325i sport, when driving the temp is fine but when sat it creeps up to 3/4 can anyoone help?

[Brianmoooore]

Hello, I have just purchased a 325i sport, when driving the temp is fine but when sat it creeps up to 3/4 can anyoone help?

Welcome to the zone but please repost this as a "new topic".

[gareth]

it may be that you have a dlutch fluid leak (slave cylinder) that's getting onto the clutch and flywheel. my wifes old E21 320 had this. the clutch started slipping and then juddered like a motherfudger!!!!

[TW166Y]

hmmmmm maybe... i propper think it the prop donut myself.. infact im pretty dam sure of it. what would be the best thing to do fella's buy a 2nd decent prop or fit the new bearing? thanks

[bigdek]

fit a new bearing but surely if the clutch has been slipping that should be changed asap as well before it goes when u don't expect it

[TW166Y]

why do they just die like that? i thought they just carried on slipping untill eventually they slip no more but gradually get worse if you get me? didnt get around to fitting it either this weekend cause i was doing my own car for a change

[SPADGE]

why do they just die like that? i thought they just carried on slipping untill eventually they slip no more but gradually get worse if you get me? didnt get around to fitting it either this weekend cause i was doing my own car for a change

Clutches do normally wear gradually Twiggy but they can also start to disintegrate when the friction material gets too thin as could be the case here. You could also have contamination on the plate as Gareth suggested. Either way your going to have to get the box out and change the clutch and only then will you know for sure.