HELP!! - Clutch Chatter - What is it?

Hey guys, im stumped. What is the reason for the clutch to chatter when I take off from 1st gear from a dead stop? Im guessing the clutch is getting bad and slipping, but the car does not feel like the clutch is slipping, even in higher gears.

The whole car shakes, rattles and rolls.

Thanks.

 

My roadster does this in reverse, and I was stumped for a while. I think you need a longitudinal strut between the engine and chassis. As your slipping the clutch...little forward and backward movements of the engine cause the clutch to engage and disengage, if your motor is rubber mounted and your cluch linkage is mounted off the frame.

I thinks!

 

my car (54 chevy) did this, I installed a new clutch, press. plate, and re-surfaced the flywheel. ( re-built the trany but thats another story )

nope, still there.

I installed new motor mounts becuase they were bad, not 'cuze I thought it would help.

THATS IT !
the chatter was gone.

good luck !

 

The early Fords had anti-chatter rods from the factory. My 1940 Ford had them. Someone cut them off prior to my ownership. I made a rod that hooked to the back of the bellhousing and hooked it to the frame. It has heim joints on the ends.
ALL but eliminated the chatter...

Every now and then lately, on a hill at a traffic light, it will chatter ever so slightly. I most likely need to readjust the rod.

 

Ever take a look at the side view of a new clutch disc? Notice how the metal blade in between the two linings had a wave or bow in it? That, along with the springs in the hub, is designed to take the initial shock of clutch engagement. Over time with normal use, or if an clutch disc has sat in compression for an extended time, this wave can "go flat". This is one of the biggest causes of clutch chatter. Broken springs in the hub, bad engine mounts can also contribute to the problem. I previously worked for a core supplier for RayLoc, we rebuilt the hub****embly and then sent it on for new linings. Talk about a boring job, drilling out rivets and cutting the hubs apart with an air chisel for 8 hours straight...

Brian