Shaking gear stick

deviljelly · 08-10-2007, 03:44 PM

Just got my new manual E90 today, a 4 pot 318i. I had an Volvo S60 with their space ball gearstick.... it was rock solid.... but my e90 gearstick shakes... on startup very visibly... is this normal?

BK · 08-10-2007, 03:49 PM

Normal for the E90, normal for most cars.

deviljelly · 08-10-2007, 03:52 PM

Mmmm, maybe I was just pampered with the stick in the S60 (believe me it was the only pampering I got in that thing)

here is what it looked like.

iatacs19 · 08-10-2007, 05:49 PM

I like the S60 shifter, looks so slick.

nal13 · 08-10-2007, 05:53 PM

Totally normal for the e9x manual. Of all the other manuals i've owned and driven, this shifter definitely shakes more then most, but you'll get used to it.

achien · 08-10-2007, 06:15 PM

I have not driven any sticks that don't shake on MT cars, vans, or trucks.

kodarren · 08-10-2007, 08:28 PM

i drove civic before it shakes like crazy, now i move to e90 i was thinking it should be better, but the answer is no it is THE SAME....

Jay_328 · 08-10-2007, 08:35 PM

haven't noticed mine shaking, unless I'm just use to it ... oh well

I will say that Volvo shifter looks effed up to me

DCJAX · 08-10-2007, 08:40 PM

Perfectly normal, I'd be suspicious if it didn't shake. My TA's shifter shook like crazy.

urnone · 08-10-2007, 10:05 PM

This is funny... i was gonna make a tread like this one today... my E92's shifter is a belly dancer! Which is crazy cuz I just traded in my 05 Acura TL and it was MT too it never shook at all. Not even my sisters old supra or civic's MT shifter shook as much as this one. However, My sisters current A4's shifter shakes a little but not NEARLY as much as my 335's shifter...

Not exactly sure whats going on here... oh well

ejazbmw · 08-10-2007, 10:07 PM

dude that Volvo shifter looks pretty kool I've never seen anything like it....

RobM · 08-10-2007, 11:13 PM

I noticed the shaking as soon as I picked up the car. My CA looked as if it was pretty normal.

My GSX shifter did not move at all and neither does my Evo's shifter. IIRC, my dad's Firebird shifter shakes a bit, though.

So, yeah, this is definitely taking some getting used to for me.

jonerik26 · 08-11-2007, 12:25 AM

shakes on my car and skakes on all manuals....

E90330iS · 08-11-2007, 01:28 AM

lol the volve shifter looks like a baseball

SKY888 · 08-11-2007, 10:56 AM

Lots of Honda's that I've owned in the past have never done this.

Roowah · 08-11-2007, 04:50 PM

Mine doesn't really shake, but it does vibrate slightly. I can feel it if my hand is on the shifter while stopped and in neutral. Otherwise, it doesn't vibrate while in motion.

deviljelly · 08-11-2007, 05:18 PM

I've got used to it now.... also it seems to have calmed down a bit... maybe that's just my perception. It's more noticeable at low revs.... having driven a powerful diesel for 5 years i noticed today that I'm just not giving enough gas.

ENINTY · 08-12-2007, 09:35 AM

Okay, a little car design lesson. The manual gear lever is connected directly to the transmission, the transmission is bolted to the engine, the engine sits on hydraulic engine mounts to minimize engine shaking getting to the chassis. In-line 4-cylinder engines are naturally unbalanced, and shake a lot. So the transmission moves in unison with the engine. Since the only part of the drive train you see inside the car, is the gearshift lever, it shakes like the engine does.

08-10-2007, 03:44 PM	#1
deviljelly New Member 2 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2007 318i Monaco Blue/Tan Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Netherlands iTrader: (0)	Shaking gear stick Just got my new manual E90 today, a 4 pot 318i. I had an Volvo S60 with their space ball gearstick.... it was rock solid.... but my e90 gearstick shakes... on startup very visibly... is this normal?
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08-10-2007, 03:49 PM	#2
BK Smiling politely 167 Rep 7,931 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Washington DC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [9.00]	Normal for the E90, normal for most cars. __________________ E90 330i Black Sapphire 6MT \| 991.1 C4 Platinum Silver 7MT
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08-10-2007, 03:52 PM	#3
deviljelly New Member 2 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2007 318i Monaco Blue/Tan Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Netherlands iTrader: (0)	Mmmm, maybe I was just pampered with the stick in the S60 (believe me it was the only pampering I got in that thing) here is what it looked like.
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08-10-2007, 05:49 PM	#4
iatacs19 Major General 463 Rep 5,319 Posts Drives: 2016 SO M4 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Washington, DC iTrader: (8)	I like the S60 shifter, looks so slick. __________________ If only BMWCCA Referral: 385628
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08-10-2007, 05:53 PM	#5
nal13 Lieutenant 561 Rep 554 Posts Drives: M3 xcomp/911 cab/RR LWB Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fairfield County iTrader: (0) Garage List B [0.00]	Totally normal for the e9x manual. Of all the other manuals i've owned and driven, this shifter definitely shakes more then most, but you'll get used to it. __________________ 2022 M3 xdrive IOMG/SS 2023 Porsche 992 4 GTS cab RubyStar Neo/Black/MT 2023 Range Rover P400 SE LWB Penguin
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08-10-2007, 06:15 PM	#6
achien AC 95 Rep 2,387 Posts Drives: E90 Post Members Crazy Join Date: May 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	I have not driven any sticks that don't shake on MT cars, vans, or trucks. __________________ Your Supreme Leader
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08-10-2007, 08:28 PM	#7
kodarren Private First Class 6 Rep 148 Posts Drives: E90 328xi, 335i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: usa(Hong Kong) iTrader: (0)	i drove civic before it shakes like crazy, now i move to e90 i was thinking it should be better, but the answer is no it is THE SAME....
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08-10-2007, 08:35 PM	#8
Jay_328 Lieutenant Colonel 121 Rep 1,595 Posts Drives: 07 e92 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: VA iTrader: (0) Garage List 07 E92 328 [0.00]	haven't noticed mine shaking, unless I'm just use to it ... oh well I will say that Volvo shifter looks effed up to me __________________
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08-10-2007, 08:40 PM	#9
DCJAX First Lieutenant 6 Rep 304 Posts Drives: na Join Date: May 2007 Location: na iTrader: (0)	Perfectly normal, I'd be suspicious if it didn't shake. My TA's shifter shook like crazy.
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08-10-2007, 10:05 PM	#10
urnone Major 31 Rep 1,015 Posts Drives: Black Sapphire 335i E92 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Miami, Floriduhhh iTrader: (2)	This is funny... i was gonna make a tread like this one today... my E92's shifter is a belly dancer! Which is crazy cuz I just traded in my 05 Acura TL and it was MT too it never shook at all. Not even my sisters old supra or civic's MT shifter shook as much as this one. However, My sisters current A4's shifter shakes a little but not NEARLY as much as my 335's shifter... Not exactly sure whats going on here... oh well __________________ Mods: Painted Reflectors, GP Thunder Angels, Rear Fogs, 20% Tints, Front Aero Lip, Alarm, Black Layovers, Pearlescent Brake Handle, Debadge, ACS Roofspoiler, LED license plate, 6000k HID & HID Fogs, LED footwell mod Click to see my BMW plate collection
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08-10-2007, 10:07 PM	#11
ejazbmw blahhh 304 Rep 6,355 Posts Drives: 2014 M235I Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NJ/NY iTrader: (7)	dude that Volvo shifter looks pretty kool I've never seen anything like it....
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08-10-2007, 11:13 PM	#12
RobM Can't get enough fast AWD cars 0 Rep 47 Posts Drives: 05 Evo MR/07 E92 328xi Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA iTrader: (0)	I noticed the shaking as soon as I picked up the car. My CA looked as if it was pretty normal. My GSX shifter did not move at all and neither does my Evo's shifter. IIRC, my dad's Firebird shifter shakes a bit, though. So, yeah, this is definitely taking some getting used to for me. __________________ 2007 E92 328xi Coupe: Crimson Red ZCW/ZPP/ZSP/CA/NAV 2005 Evolution VIII MR (Rally Red)
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08-11-2007, 12:25 AM	#13
jonerik26 Lieutenant Colonel 58 Rep 1,906 Posts Drives: black 335i e90 PRE-LCI Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: somewhere iTrader: (23) Garage List 2007 335i [8.00] 1998 Acura Integra [8.50] 2006 325i [8.00]	shakes on my car and skakes on all manuals.... __________________
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E90330iS Major General 143 Rep 6,333 Posts Drives: BMW M4 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arcadia, California iTrader: (56) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	lol the volve shifter looks like a baseball __________________ 2017 BMW M4 DCT Lease Transfer: https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...8#post23736398
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08-11-2007, 10:56 AM	#15
SKY888 Private First Class 3 Rep 136 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CANADA iTrader: (1)	Lots of Honda's that I've owned in the past have never done this.
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08-11-2007, 04:50 PM	#16
Roowah Captain 28 Rep 811 Posts Drives: 2006 E90 330i 6MT Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge, MA iTrader: (0)	Mine doesn't really shake, but it does vibrate slightly. I can feel it if my hand is on the shifter while stopped and in neutral. Otherwise, it doesn't vibrate while in motion. __________________ 2006 E90 330i 6MT: TiAg\|Black Leather\|Poplar Trim\|Premium Package\|Cold Weather Package 2003 E46 325i 5MT: Retired - The beginning of my BMW obsession!
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08-11-2007, 05:18 PM	#17
deviljelly New Member 2 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2007 318i Monaco Blue/Tan Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Netherlands iTrader: (0)	I've got used to it now.... also it seems to have calmed down a bit... maybe that's just my perception. It's more noticeable at low revs.... having driven a powerful diesel for 5 years i noticed today that I'm just not giving enough gas.
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08-12-2007, 09:35 AM	#18
ENINTY Banned 173 Rep 3,415 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Sport Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Okay, a little car design lesson. The manual gear lever is connected directly to the transmission, the transmission is bolted to the engine, the engine sits on hydraulic engine mounts to minimize engine shaking getting to the chassis. In-line 4-cylinder engines are naturally unbalanced, and shake a lot. So the transmission moves in unison with the engine. Since the only part of the drive train you see inside the car, is the gearshift lever, it shakes like the engine does.
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