Judder/bunny hop on pull away

[kingkongsilverback]

Apologies if this has been discussed before.

I have a 54 plate 1.6 Zafira manual.

Has anyone experienced a judder when pulling away in 1st gear? The clutch bite is good and runs really smooth when the clutch is fully up and driving in any gear, but in 1st gear when pulling away normally (not rushing or trying to speed off at the lights) there is a horrible judder/hop, which disappears once the clutch is fully released and pulling along. Difficult to explain but the best way to control it is constantly adjust the biting point and throttle, when you pull away applying approx 1500 rpm it starts to judder. Dip the clutch slightly, apply a bit more gas and balance the biting point is the best way to juggle a smooth pull away. 

 

It happens almost all the time but I would say a bit worse after an hour or so of driving and only does it in 1st gear when pulling away. Especially bad when doing a hill start.

 

I was wondering if it may be a slave cylinder, or the flywheel needs balancing, or even a worn engine mount?? But is this a common problem in this underpowered model? I previously had an 05 plate with the same engine and manual also, I recall it never being easy and smooth on pulling away. Maybe I've just had bad luck!

 

Any ideas would be much appreciated.

 

Cheers.

[Vauxhall Owners Club]

It could be a vaccum leak in the engine, defective clutch springs or Dual Mass Flywheel worn, engine mounts....so many things it could be so worth dropping into a garage for them to diagnose