Clutch shudder when warm/in traffic

[berndt]

I think I’m on the original clutch, so pretty sure the diagnosis is likely worn out clutch. Car has 170k miles. Noticed slight judder for a while, but it was never serious. Today traffic was terrible and it was a LONG line of stop and go. Judder got considerably worse and made some bad sounds. I turned down some side streets to let thing cool down and got home OK. Is this a symptom of a failing clutch?

Of course it happened the same day I had my e39 towed after it died. Ugh!


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[TobyB]

Could be-

are you leaking oil out the rear main?
I had a beater pickup that did this, and
it was oil...

The fix is the same either way, tho.

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[berndt]

I am leaking, yes. Quite a bit. Either way, transmission comes off, so will replace both :/.


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[Northern]

My M52 does this when I'm in stop and go traffic when it's hot out. New rear main 2 years ago with no signs of leaks, figured it was the FX Racing flywheel/ 6-puck.
I adapted my driving habits in heavy traffic to use the clutch less.