Actually I take that back...I went and turned it on and tried it. Shifting seemed a bit rough, but not a whole lot. I had the car in the driveway though. What were you going to suggest?

Here's a video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7FhiK1kB6s

It's not great, but it shows the speedometer and you can hear the rough idle in the background. Steering wheel shakes a little sometimes, but in this case it didn't. The hood usually shakes a little, but with this camera you really can't tell.

 

Wow, I've never had a documentary of the problem! The gauges are normal. I think it's one or both of your inner cv joints. It's best to just replace the whole axle.

 

i found the line that you are taling about and the clamp on it is kind of shoddy. im going to go purchase a better hose clamp that im not debating on.
the line easily slides on and off so i am not doubting that air can be leaking in there. i can not really hear any hissing though.
and the sputtering is coming from my muffler.
it does it for about 30 seconds after i shut the car off at temp pretty badly.
and it makes a small occasional sputter when the car is running.
once again im going to ask if my intake has anything to do with it.
i think it might be a little bigget than my jetta needs.
and the line im talking about connects to a big round disc shaped object directly behind the brake fluid resevoir. is this what you are talking about?

 

Yeah, you found the right line. Is the car struggling to turn off? Does it sound like it's trying to keep running when it's sputtering?

 

kind of.
like when i turn the ignition off it the sputter starts out slower and builds in repition. but as it builds it also get quieter. such a nice car for meing 13 years old... but such a german headache

 

so i just replaced that hose clamp with one i can trust and it feels better.
i have only driven it about a mile though.
i dont think this is the whole problem if it is even in part the problem.

 

When it's sputtering is the car trying to keep running when you've turned it off?

 

im not sure what you mean but i dont think so.
its like there is pressure being released out of the exhaust system or something when i turn it off.
it slightly does it too while the car is of.
like a very quiet sputter every 15 secs.
and when i turn the car off it will sputter for a constant 15-30 secs.
like... "puh puh puh, puhpuhpuhpuh, puh puh, puh puh puh."
its not really a constant sound.
like little air bubbles are coming out one at a time or something.
and im 90% sure its coming from the muffler.

 

The evap cannister is right inside the left rear wheel well right next to the muffler so, I bet that's what it is.

 

so u think it might be a leaky evap can?
and how would i get in there.
do i need to take the body apart or can i get in through the interior?
i believe ur going to tell me i have to take the body apart huh?