MK 2.5 CLUTCH JUDDER ?

[srdtvr]

Just recently bought an immaculate 2003 1.8 sport with 38000 miles - all excellent except for a clutch judder when pulling away from standstill - not always but quite often - I suspect there's no easy cure - usually means a fairly major amount of work - any ideas ?
cheers
Steve

[srdtvr]

I figured that might be the case - so it is a known fault then - not just mine - probably live with it, and yes its mainly starting from cold.


Thanks for the quick reply

[srdtvr]

Mine was bad last night when hot and reversing -
don't think I stand much chance with the warranty but will ring original suppliers of the car - they have serviced it from new - and I found a note from the previous owner to the service manager asking them to investigate the judder but no mention of it on the service sheet.
worth a try I guess
didn't see this note until I got the car home - funnily enough it didn't judder when I test drove it or for a few days after I bought it - typical
still probably would of bought it anyway as its pretty damn good otherwise !

[srdtvr]

I spoke to main dealer service manager and he said its down to material used on plate - alternative to asbestos has not been successful - suggested slipping clutch a couple of times when doing 50 ish - might improve judder for a short time.

no big deal - just live with it I reckon