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violent shake when taking off

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notny41

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I have a 1965 fastback with 289 4v 4speed manual with manual steer. Every once in a while when I turn left (at least that's when I have noticed it recently), when I take off real slow and don't rev the engine up enough my car goes into a violent shake until I push the clutch in again and rev a little higher and let it back out.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Thanks - P
 

iskwezm

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clutch chatter.Burned flywheel.Pull it out and see.Slight possiblity clutch pedal out of adjustment.
 
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iskwezm said:
clutch chatter.Burned flywheel.Pull it out and see.Slight possiblity clutch pedal out of adjustment.
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Exactly what I was thinking. Should see some nice hots spots when you drop the tranny.
 

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Or motor mounts. With the engine idling rev the engine hard a couple time. If you have a bad motor mount the engine will torque over toward the passenger side. The drivers side will lift up a little. The drivers side mount is bad. To fix, you could install a torque strap.
 

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latamud said:
Or motor mounts. With the engine idling rev the engine hard a couple time. If you have a bad motor mount the engine will torque over toward the passenger side. The drivers side will lift up a little. The drivers side mount is bad. To fix, you could install a torque strap.
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naw,i put my money on a clutch.Mine is doing the same thing now and I know theres hot spots and worn clutch,plus I have new mounts.
 

notny41

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yep, I have new mounts too and a torque strap so I'd bet it is the clutch too. I'm not so ambitious as to drop the tranny though. Think I'll just keep driving it for a dang long time before I end up having clutch work done.

Thanks guys!

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iskwezm

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notny41 said:
yep, I have new mounts too and a torque strap so I'd bet it is the clutch too. I'm not so ambitious as to drop the tranny though. Think I'll just keep driving it for a dang long time before I end up having clutch work done.

Thanks guys!

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just do what I do,when you feel it start to jump,push it back in then slip it so you dont embarass yourself.Its fine if you want to launch it off the line.
 

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Yeah, it usually isn't an issue. I can let the clutch out slow most of the time and not have any problem. Just seems to be when I am turning and letting it out slow.
 
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Replace all the bushings in the clutch linkage Z bar both ends. Also under the dash the pedal busing on the pedal shaft may be worn too. Firs t thought though would be glazed clutch disc or hot spots on flywheel. Just my .02$
 
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My 65 did this before also. And one day while driving to work there was a loud boom noise from the tranny tunnel. I got it to work and home at about 10 mph but could not get up my driveway which has a slight hill. When I pulled the bellhousing off black burnt pieces of my pressure plate fell out. . .Replaced clutch with a kit since and now is fine.
 

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that's what I'm going to do. Drive it till it crubles!
 
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