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.

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Just the beginning. It would shake violently but it would go away when i shift to a higher gear. The shake would just go away.

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

my car does it too, but it only does it sometimes, and when it does do it i let off and let it roll and then rebalance the clutch and gas and its fine! but im going to change my clutch and see if it helps.

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

how much revs are you giving it getting into 1st gear?

mine shakes if i give her any less then 2k to start.

I have a centreforce clutch too.

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

well i dont even have to rev it. Like whenever the clutch is engage it will start shaking badly. Stock Clutch.

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

You have to rev it somewhat to get going. Or are you saying that you just let the clutch out and it rolls on just fine?

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

Well yes i have to rev it to get it going. But what im saying is that even though i dont rev it and slowly let go of the clutch pedal. It would begin to shake badly. Even if i did rev the engine. It would shake violently. I think the clutch is not gripping?

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

maybe ur pressure plate isn't bolted down? so when it tries to engauge it starts clapping? or maybe the flywheel... i bet its one of those

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

you dont think its due to a bad clutch?

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

give the fucker more gas. mine does this too if i give it 0 or little gas. 2k and its smooth no vibrating. mine also does it part way through clutch engagement. Been doing it for years and never touched the clutch, so its fine. I think it may be a thing about driving a car of that age.

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

I can make mine shake if I give it just the right amount of gas and clutch. Just don't do it. I give it enough gas and a smooth release on the clutch and no problems.

I think you are getting worked up about nothing.

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

what clutch u have?
If u have a 6 or 4 puck in it will shake because, the stock mounts are not made for that much tork.
Soft mounts and high tork can cause shaking.

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

the car shaked so badly that it seems like its gonna fall apart. Of course i would be worried. ;)

Re: Violent Shake when in 1st gear
 

sounds like a motormount problem.