Car jerks if not shifted at right rpm???, What could cause this? Options

[str8thugginit4ya]

Hey guys, I know you're probably thinking from the title that I'm probably not shifting and driving the car right. But, I like to think that I'm an okay driver and I know a thing or two about how to drive a manual. My main problem that I have is that whenever I'm shifting from 1st to 2nd, or any gear for that matter, and I don't rev match it perfectly it jerks a LOT. Now I compared the jerking to my brothers Infiniti G20, and whenever I don't rev match perfectly when shifting, the clutch just catches the gear back and goes on driving. No jerking or anything. Could it be my bushings that are bad in my suspension? Or maybe my clutch needs changing?I know for a fact that I don't ride the clutch, but what could be going wrong. I'm not saying that I'M not doing anything wrong here, but I just wanted to know if this is a sign of something going bad??? Any help would be appreciated.


-Thanks, Ryan

[samir0189]

you need like one jack, one to lift the car to a sufficient height, some jack stands. the front mount is easy but do it last, the rear mount is ............ fun. the front and rear mounts are connected by a crossmember. For the rear mount, you'll need to jack the engine up and down (i jacked on the oil pan..) to get the mount in place and bolted in, it takes a while. hard to explain, but when you are doing it you'll see the problems. It is not impossible, just challenging.

This post has been edited by samir0189: Nov 6, 2009 - 8:47 AM