Thought I'd move this to a new thread as my question doesn't concern the SACHS flywheel anymore.

I landed an OEM replacement flywheel that had been recently resurfaced. I have not yet had time to install it but did some additional "testing" and wanted some feedback before I tear the tranny apart.

WIth the e-brake on full and slipping the clutch wile revving up the engine, there is virtually no vibration. With the brake off and doing the same thing, the car shakes starting out. I do not feel vibration through the clutch pedal.

I had my wife try to start out with the brake on and watched the engine. As the revs increase, the engine "rocks" about 1" or so towards the firewall.

I recently replaced the firewall mount but not the front (radiator side)one.

So...

Is this excessive engine movement?
Would this likely be the problem with shudder starting out and in reverse?

It is hard to inspect the mount but the upper rubber that I can reach (radiator side mount)can be pressed in somewhat by a finger. Is this normal? 287,00kms on the mount.
It is cheaper to replace that mount than to tear out the tranny.

THoughts and opinions welcome.

 

BUMP - Would appreciate some input from those in-the-know before I commit to replacing the flywheel.

Thanks.

 

My car is an automatic and I don't have that much movement in my engine. I've had other cars with clutch chatter that was caused by bad motor mounts, so I think you have this problem.

From reading the various posts, it sounds like the front motor mount goes bad a lot more than the rear one.

 

Any more opinions? I wqould really love to hear from people. this may also be very helpful for me in the future. Thanks.