Hi, I'm not a mechanic so perhaps I can ask you for some help. I have a 2006 Toyota Corolla with manual transmission. Lately (~ 2 months ago) i started to get really weird clutch problem. What happens, when the car is cold, i mean wasn't driven for a few hours, the meshing of the 1st gear at start is smooth and everything is fine, I release the clutch, and everything is smooth and perfect. But then after I drive for a bit (~30 min), especially in traffic, the engagement of the 1st gear becomes jerky especially just as I'm about to release the clutch completely. The whole car vibrates, and I don't know what's happening. This happens when i try to start smoothly, letting go of the clutch slowly, and obviously giving the car enough gas so it's not stalling or anything. No matter what the rpm are 1500-3000 this still happens, at about the time i'm 90% off the clutch.
Update: To continue, the jerking only occurs at the point i'm almost off the clutch, so ~90% released, and ONLY when i drive for a bit, I assume that the tranny heats up and somethings happens inside. This wasn't the case before and the car has 108,000 miles on it. I don't think the clutch is burnt, I don't smell anything, and the gears shift smoothly all through the 5 gears. I would like to know what could be the issue, before I take it into the repair.
Update: To continue, the jerking only occurs at the point i'm almost off the clutch, so ~90% released, and ONLY when i drive for a bit, I assume that the tranny heats up and somethings happens inside. This wasn't the case before and the car has 108,000 miles on it. I don't think the clutch is burnt, I don't smell anything, and the gears shift smoothly all through the 5 gears. I would like to know what could be the issue, before I take it into the repair.
