Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

whenever I drive in 1st gear the car would shake violently. And the shake would eventually go away after shifting to 2nd. It would shake badly. The rest of the other gears are fine. Only 1st and reverse is the only gear that would shake violently

Does bad motor mounts cause the engine to shake this bad?

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

i hope to god your not talking about tire hop and if you are ??? you a dumb ass


but if your not then i would say the motor mounts but usually it is just more of a clunk not a shaking feeling.

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

How do the axles look? Jack it up in the air and run through the gears and see if you can see anything obvious.

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

This a tranny that has been making alot of noise?

If it is.......

DEAD ISB, extremely bad, not fixable, don't even try.

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

axles came off my other civic and was in good working condition. No not wheel hops. I wasnt revving it either. And the tranny is in good condition. Tranny is super quiet. Im guessing a worn out lower motor mount that connects the AC bracket to the under Frame. It is shape like a U. A bad motor mount can cause the front of the car to shake this badly? But then again if the motor mounts is bad. Wouldnt it shake in every gear? Why just first gear?

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

do u have a really good clutch? i have a full face straight race clutch n if not engauged properly it causes a lil shaking.

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

but wouldnt it shake in every gear instead of just first/reverse gear?

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

what if u start off 2nd gear or third gear

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

not necesarily. Does it shake the whole time or just in the beginning?

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

yes it shakes in other gears when starting off.