Originally Posted by sorcerer
okie, i have not bled the clutch yet, but i noticed one thing recently. sometimes, say after a stop sign or a red light, when i put it in the 1st gear and want to start moving, the car shakes A LOT. i don't bring the clutch pedal up suddenly, and it did not use to do this...but occasionally, it shakes pretty bad and i have to push the clutch pedal down and start from 0!
You need a new clutch set. Your clutch or pressure plate or flywheel is UNEVENLY glazed or unevenly scorched, or maybe the clutch plate is warped. Or maybe there's oil or something on the clutch. That's another way for a clutch to go bad, even when it's not worn thin & slipping.
Originally Posted by sorcerer
damn, i don't have money after this timing belt job - i don't want to fix anything anymore
Sorry...
Very unlikely, but possible you can make it better by slipping the clutch a lot. Try to start in 4th gear in a parking lot somewhere. You aren't gonna really start moving (much?) but you'll slip the clutch a lot. Sometimes that polishes the surface & makes the shuddering better. Most likely it just turns your clutch into smoke. But your clutch is basically shot already, so what ya got to lose?