1995 Mustang - Violent Shaking into 1st

[braseljeff]

I'm new to the the AF boards, please forgive my rambling.

I have a 1995 Mustang V6 3.8L 5 speed. I've had it since 99 and it has ALWAYS done this. I've taken it to multiple dealers in OR, NJ, and CA all of which tell me nothing is wrong...

When begining from a stop or slow-rolling start going into 1st the entire car will shake VIOLENTLY...I've kinda always assumed eventually SOMETHING would finally break and I'd discover the issue. 6 years..same issue...no breakage. Now, if I RALLY the hell out of it, it does not happen...it does, however, peel the crap out of the tires(not bad for a 6cyl). Sometimes it does not happen when the car is cold (not been running I mean, not weather wise), but ALWAYS does when all warmed up. I had one guy tell me that one of the trans mounts could be the issue, but the dealer says they are fine. The shaking is bad enough that other motorists in traffic notice it. Help! I hate being embarrassed by my pony.

Thanks in advance! Cheers!

Jeff

[eggfarmer]

any of the places you have gone to pull the tranny?

[braseljeff]

No one has gone that far into it. It's almost as if almost don't want to touch it 'with a 10 foot pole'...

[eggfarmer]

i drive an older mustang, it used to do the same thing, a clutch adjustment took care of my problem. your trouble might be a bit more. need more particulars.

[braseljeff]

What details ya lookin for? I could probably go on for days on it's behavior, like I said...it's been at it for years.

Thanks for the responses!

Jeff

[eggfarmer]

so, if you push in the clutch while it's doing it's thing , the shaking stops?

[braseljeff]

Sure does. But then, even rolling, it's right back at it when I let it out.

[eggfarmer]

it's starting to sound like a "glazed" or "scored" pressure plate. If there is a rock sheild (bottom of bell housing) you might be able to see this effect.But somebody would have to push the clutch in while you are looking. Any discoloration on the face of pressure plate is bad.

[braseljeff]

Perfect. I'll crawl under it after work today and see how the plate looks. Aren't the clutches in these ponies hydrolic actuated? Can that be adjusted 'shade-tree' style or is it a dealer thing?

Thanks again for the responses!

[eggfarmer]

a lot of the clutches are self adjusting. pull clutch pedal up with foot (while seated) and then apply the pedal like you are shifting (only all the way to the floor). If you hear a "click", the clutch needed adjusting and you just accomplished that. But the pedal height itself might need adjusting and thats another story. But a shade tree can do.