crazyhouse2011

Disclaimer: I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A STICK SHIFT.

After I let out the clutch in first gear, at regular running speed (not when its starting to stall out, say 500 revs) the car jolts so badly my friend was freaking out. He was like "are you sure you know how to drive this thing?" I wasn't sure what was going on. I shifted into 2nd gear, and everything was fine. It doesn't always happen. Sometimes when I finish letting out the clutch, even with my foot completely off the clutch and the gas, it will lurch forward a bunch as if I am repeatedly tapping my foot on the gas pedal. This only happens in first gear. It really isn't THAT bad, it's just my friend always has ridden/driven in automatics and doesn't understand that there is a lot more driver involvement in a manual transmission vehicle. If it involves a major repair, I can definitely put up with it. But I can say with certainty that the clutch is in good shape (done a couple of VTEC pulls in first gear, and my shifts between the gears are smooth and flawless, giving me that feeling of mastering the mechanical sliding action of moving a shifter through the gates of a 5 speed transmission that only a person who has driven a stick shift could understand.)

Regardless, I still feel like this shouldn't happen at ALL. Is it just me letting out the clutch too fast, or is the clutch failing?

PS: I've heard of clutch shudder, and I know it might be that, but I'm not sure how it works.

Thanks friends.

Emeraldbomber

Does it shake when taking off also? Jolting could also be a timing issue. Try starting in 2nd and see if the jolt goes away.

jp510

my eg been giving me same issue , its like if i let off the gas in first it does the same thing alot of jolting forward annouying////

crazyhouse2011

It's not really a shaking as in vibrations. It just feels like you are driving down a road with a lot of potholes and your foot keeps bouncing off the gas pedal, making the car jerk a lot. (The suspension is fine, however.)

KROQ

sensor/tuning(timing) issue.

Also try writing with paragraphs.

crazyhouse2011

Ahh, sir I don't need a writing lesson. Not sure what credentials I should pull here, but let's just say I got a perfect 36 on the English section of the ACT in high school. Kinda lame, I know but I'm just trying to get some footing here...

Honda Bull

Almost sounds like a fuel cut or lean misfire, both included in an engine not running correctly. So this thread should go to the Tech or Tuning forums for help. Good luck!

That was a paragraph. I can't imagine what you think about some very prominent novelists in American history then... Only on Honda-Tech can someone punctuate and capitalize correctly and we still get people bitching. LOL I saw his post and damn near wanted to make him H-T President because I could actually read it for once.

crazyhouse2011

It doesn't have any problems in any gear other than first. It's not a tuning issue I can say that with certainty. I can rev it up to 5 grand and it rises and falls smoothly. There's no rough idle either. I think it has that clutch shudder thingy where there are spots on the flywheel where it hasn't worn down as quickly and it slips a tiny bit or something like that... anyway, I'm not too worried about it.

nos_rida

Have you checked your motor mounts?

ChokolAwt

iTrader: (1)

this happened on my 91 civic. bone stock and only sometimes, starting in first, it would jolt horribly. only thing you could do was clutch in a wait a second then try again. it happened maybe 2/week.

i never did get that issue fixed... i just lived with it.

MR.johnson

IACV will cause driving to be jerky.

crazyhouse2011

Please tell me more. I have had a feeling that the IACV was starting to go bad.