So, I've had my Outback for almost a year now. 5-speed manual and love it but there's one thing I am getting really sick of and that's the shuddering and jerking. I consider myself "good" at driving stick but for ***** sake this thing acts like I'm dropping the clutch all the time with all the jerking and it honestly feels like the motor is going to fall out of the car.
I purchased the Group-N transmission mount to hopefully help (and it did, mildly) but now there's this shudder when accelerating in 2nd and 3rd gear (rarely 4th) pretty much always around 2300-2700 RPM. I initially thought the driveshaft bearing/bushing may have gone bad but I really have no idea. Based on what I've read, the rubber "donut" is inherently soft so I didn't think it was bad.
The shudder is a real low frequency (almost like bass) and seems to emanate from the rear but I'm not exactly sure if that's accurate. My best description is that it sounds like I'm lugging the motor but at that RPM I know I'm not. I've tried searching but really with no luck.
I purchased the Group-N transmission mount to hopefully help (and it did, mildly) but now there's this shudder when accelerating in 2nd and 3rd gear (rarely 4th) pretty much always around 2300-2700 RPM. I initially thought the driveshaft bearing/bushing may have gone bad but I really have no idea. Based on what I've read, the rubber "donut" is inherently soft so I didn't think it was bad.
The shudder is a real low frequency (almost like bass) and seems to emanate from the rear but I'm not exactly sure if that's accurate. My best description is that it sounds like I'm lugging the motor but at that RPM I know I'm not. I've tried searching but really with no luck.