This Weekend..

[mumof4]

I will be changing my air filter....and fitting a new window regulator :) ....any hints or tips on the window regulator? :)

 

fank oo.

[big wheel]

Your filter,not the one on the car..he.he

And the regulator is the thing under the window,next to the pocket you keep all your maps.... :)

[mumof4]

Awww shucks..i did wonder where the regulator might go.. :)

 

I just wondered if you have to remove the glass to do it..as at the mo it is held up by a plank of wood inside the door.last thing i want to do is break the glass.

[raymac]

Awww shucks..i did wonder where the regulator might go.. B)

 

I just wondered if you have to remove the glass to do it..as at the mo it is held up by a plank of wood inside the door.last thing i want to do is break the glass.

 

i would remove the glass on safety alone, if that slips down when not connected and you've got your bell ringers in the way ;) you'll have to give up the piano lessons and flog your rings on ebay :P :lol:

[mumof4]

Awww shucks..i did wonder where the regulator might go.. B)

 

I just wondered if you have to remove the glass to do it..as at the mo it is held up by a plank of wood inside the door.last thing i want to do is break the glass.

 

i would remove the glass on safety alone, if that slips down when not connected and you've got your bell ringers in the way ;) you'll have to give up the piano lessons and flog your rings on ebay :P :lol:

 

Thanks raymac..havent played the piano in a long time and i dont wear rings :D , i shall remove the glass..

 

anyone got a schematic of how to fit the regulator as i cant get my disc to work..keeps saying please insert january 2004 english edition for some reason

[mumof4]

i have changed the air filter..was a 10 min job and i cant believe how quiet she has gone!..i had to turn the radio off to hear her!..i was told that she was loud as the air filter may of needed changing...so i got one today.

 

here is a pic of it in situ..the one i took off was black and covered in dead flies etc,,,..i didnt need to disconnect the maf..just took the 3 screws out and swung it to one side.job done!

 

 

 

[mikej]

I thought the window regulator was riveted in from what i remember so you'll need a drill and rivet gun at least , not the easiest of jobs from what i recall although never done the galaxy have done many a ford in the past .Then again i could be completely wrong and it may be different on the Gal and an absolute doddle.

[mumof4]

got a drill...but whats a rivet gun?..crumbs..thought i could just whack it in and bobs yer uncle type thing.

[raymac]

got a drill...but whats a rivet gun?..crumbs..thought i could just whack it in and bobs yer uncle type thing.

 

have you got the new regulator? if so does it have some welded on nuts where a bolt could fit ? i remeber sometime a go changing a regulator and it was riveted on, drilled the rivets out and then bolted the new one in place, might be the same you never know, good luck and watch them fingers :lol:

[mumof4]

got a drill...but whats a rivet gun?..crumbs..thought i could just whack it in and bobs yer uncle type thing.

 

have you got the new regulator? if so does it have some welded on nuts where a bolt could fit ? i remeber sometime a go changing a regulator and it was riveted on, drilled the rivets out and then bolted the new one in place, might be the same you never know, good luck and watch them fingers :lol:

 

yup..got the new one courtesy of whitty....its got places where nuts go in and a couple of nuts on it....i shall attempt it on saturday..with me drill...

 

thanks raymac..have a feeling im going to need it..ill count myself lucky if i dont break the glass!

[gregers]

thanks raymac..have a feeling im going to need it..ill count myself lucky if i dont break the glass!

 

 

GLASs!!!just dont break a nail B) :lol:

[mumof4]

thanks raymac..have a feeling im going to need it..ill count myself lucky if i dont break the glass!

 

 

GLASs!!!just dont break a nail B) :lol:

 

 

nail??..LMAO..at the moment my nails are black from the crap in the airbox and the engine when i was fiddling with the rocker cover to see if i could find where my oil leak is coming from..as my engine is coated in oil at the mo..nice little firehazard if it decides to go boom! ;)

[ninjakev]

i was fiddling with the rocker cover to see if i could find where my oil leak is coming from..as my engine is coated in oil at the mo..nice little firehazard if it decides to go boom! :blink:

 

Funnily enough when ours was in for a 50,000 service last week the dealer said there was a bad oil leak in the turbo area. Fearing the worst I was about to phone the bank to remortgage for a new turbo, but it turned out the seal on the rocker cover had failed - this can't be repaired as the seal is integral with the rocker cover (so they informed me) and so I was

[mumof4]

Blimey...dont tell me that!!..i still cant see where it is coming from ..though it has to be high up as it is all covered.

[whitty]

if regulator is rivited on there is no reason why you can't drill the rivits out and when you refit the new one do it with short bolts and lock nuts will be a sight easier than rivits

[mumof4]

ok...i have the wood out that was holding the window up..the clamps are off..i know i have to turn the glass...but no matter how i try..i cannot get it to turn enough to get it out....the Tis disc shows it turned...but how do i do it??..i dont want to force it as i dont want to break it..help please???..anyone know how to turn the glass??

[mumof4]

right..got a weee problem.

 

Glass is out thanks to a lad at Fords, you need to take the weather proofing off all around the window.Then take the galss out.10 mins work and he didnt charge me a penny..as he said..always happy to help a lady who tries to do things herself..awww bless..

 

anyway..the problem.

 

I have no rivets/bolts anything to attach the regulator to the door!...cant find a part number or size needed so it looks like im off out to find somewhere that can tell me what i need.

 

The schematic is a bit obscure to say the least.

[Guest wolfie]

M6x12 torxs bolts x5 if your doing it properly?

[mumof4]

right..just went to a garage who gave me 5 bolts and some washers free.lol...no idea what size they are..but they fit...I know the rugulator works as i plugged it in to make the clamps go to the bottom which they will need to be when i put the window back in.

 

Right...time to put it all together hopefully without breaking anything!.

 

thanks for the info peeps.

[mumof4]

got a bit of a problem..cant get all the holes to line up....

[mumof4]

Okk.....i know why it wont fit..its too big..the sides are a good few inches longer than the old one.And the holes for fixing are in a diff place.Ah well..

 

anyway..my question is..since i know if i get a working regulator into the door it will work..and the rear right one i know wont work because of a broken wire..can i put the rear right into the rear left?.Hmm...

 

or could i cannobilise one regulator to make one working one from the one i got?Hmm..

 

bugger.

[mikej]

Mumof4 please don't take this the wrong way but before you start chopping things up are you 100% sure its the wrong one and its not just the regulator in the wrong position ie as it goes up and down the length of the arms will change as these slide along the glass runner , the position of the hole centers will move unless riveted/bolted in place , I THINK please someone correct me if i am wrong .Its a pitty your not closer i would do it for you.

mike.......

[mumof4]

most def too big..the old ones, the two sides are around 18 inches long..and the new ones are around 23 inches long...those are the sides that bolt to the door frame..

 

the one i got from whitty, he got for his 52 plate from the dealer..as he never opened it..there is the possibility he may have been given the wrong one?who knows..

 

Mine is a 2001 X reg early MKII..

[mumof4]

is there anyone say within an hour or so travelling distance from me that can help?..i can travell if needs be tomorrow?

[mumof4]

I have swapped motors over..so the new motor is on the old reg...but i need to change a round thing that the wire goes round.these are rivetted on.the one on the old reg is broken..and i need to swap it for one off the new one...i dont have a small enough bit for my drill to drill through it.

 

anyone?