After a conversation with a BMWCCA Tech advisor, sounds like the throw-out bearing may be going in my car. Symptoms I'm getting are a throbbing (or he used the term "juddering") when I depress the clutch while shifting. Most pronounced during hard acceleration in the first 3 gears.
Another possiblity, but less likey, cause may be that the "clutch pressure plate fingers" may be "assymetrical".
But this next item got my attention: "You may also be unlucky enough to have the new 'rubber flywheel'. Yes, some BMWs have a 'dual-mass' flywheel with two mass discs 'rubber-glued' together. These have been known to judder." A "rubber flywheel" - WTF??
Did some research on this in the archives over on the .org, and there's lots of posts on this issue. Typically, the throw-out bearing is something that should be replaced when it wears out - but my car only has 13K miles..so I'm really surprised by this.
Anyone else experience this issue? Feedback on the rest of the information??
Thanks.
Another possiblity, but less likey, cause may be that the "clutch pressure plate fingers" may be "assymetrical".
But this next item got my attention: "You may also be unlucky enough to have the new 'rubber flywheel'. Yes, some BMWs have a 'dual-mass' flywheel with two mass discs 'rubber-glued' together. These have been known to judder." A "rubber flywheel" - WTF??
Did some research on this in the archives over on the .org, and there's lots of posts on this issue. Typically, the throw-out bearing is something that should be replaced when it wears out - but my car only has 13K miles..so I'm really surprised by this.
Anyone else experience this issue? Feedback on the rest of the information??
Thanks.
sounds like a nice way to say "bent" or "malformed"
