1st gear clutch judder

[ac]

get a lot of judder only in 1st gear on a 92 318i cab. cars only done 63,000 but has been looked after. it dose it Regardless if its hot or cold.

do i need a new clutch?

ac

[Zayyan]

I had this on my 316i (then on 170k-ish with original clutch) and I was told the clutch fluid needed changing, which sorted the problem for 20,000-ish miles (problem is back now ).

However it was only juddering when hot

I'd say get the fluid changed though and see if that fixes it before replacing the clutch.

[Skip]

My mums E36 318i did this and it turned out that the clutch was knackered and had scored the flywheel.... that had only done 70,000 at the time too...

[craigieeb]

is it making the whole car judder? or is it a sort of tapping thru the clutch peddle?

just a thought, but a bit scairy,
i had exactly the same on my 2.5 it was only in 1st and either hot or cold,
and not long after it started, i span a bearing on the bottom end, which COULD be what is happening to your's or it might be something completley diffrent, just something to bare in mind

[m7sim]

had this on my 320i. replaced the prop shaft centre bearing thingy. worked on this occasion. just a thought. merry xmas people!

[fuzzy]

i have the prop centre bearing problem at the moment and id agree that could be the problem,i get juddering when pulling away in first.

[keith52]

possibly the fluid needs replacing. dodgy engine / gearbox mountings, you've got a leak from the rear crankshaft oil seal allowing oil onto the clutch plate, a worn clutch plate,
I've got the same problem at present but i know the seals have gone in the master cylinder (Ԛ£45 from GSF) so i'm replacing that and the slave cylinder Good luck in getting it sorted .it's quite a common problem

[ac]

I changed the clutch fluid about 2 weeks ago but still there. The engine is like new on the topside and bottom and has no leaks.


But when it judders the whole car judders.

So putting it down to a worn clutch plate or prop centre bearing.

Dose any one know how to tell if it is the prop centre bearing.

Thanks

Ac

[fuzzy]

just jack up the car ,crawl underneath and have a goog look and try to shake it,it should be pretty obvious if it is that