ben hudson

Thanks for the help ATB Ben

Hi, a few days ago on the dash a orange light appeared it has a round circle with 3 small lines on the left of the circle and 3 small lines on the right of the circle (very similar to the brake pad warning light but the brake shoe line in this case is 3 small lines) I have looked in the hand book and can not find it, the person i spoke to at ford was hopeless (i wonder if he knew what a galaxy was). please help if you can, at the moment it is orange, but if it goes red????? Thanks Ben

Have replaced the gear stick and all bush at the base of it and the cables were replaced last year (because the cup end broke) still having the problem if you force (pull hard) it into reverse it goes in ???

Thanks for the help littledaz Clutch pedal feels ok no leaks or fliud loss no diff in brakes operation, (this is the supply of clutch fliud) chromedome idle speed is 850-900 is this right can not find a figure myself. I have started to look at the base of the gear stick there is a nylon ball and socket this has a bit of wear, will replace that first and let you know. i don't think it is the clutch, it does not slip and bites well if you know what i mean any other ideas Thanks Ben

Hi sometimes reverse gear can not be engaged unless you turn the engine off first, all other gears are fine. Can anyone give any advice please Can the clutch be adjusted? Thanks Ben

Thks fro reply Its a N reg Aspen 1.9td 7 seater I've noticed people flashing me at night when I'm the only one in the car, and i saw another and thought the rear wheel arch to tyre gapped looked bigger than on mine. It has done a lot of miles (220k) and i wonder if things were starting to head south. Ben

Does anybody know the normal ride height for a Galaxy? A measurement from the floor to the wheel arch is what i'm after. Thanks

Hi Steve, what reg Gal is it? I'm after steering wheel with horn under your thumbs if you know what i mean. Also the best place for a sony 10 cd changer and the best place for the reomte head? Thanks Ben

Hi, If its for elec windows, i had the same problem. waited to see if any came available in scrap yards, no joy ended up going to trevor@fordpartsuk.com, they helped a lot, new all the bits i wanted and talk through the removal. Delivered to the door was

thanks for all the replies This squeak happens only when you corner going to the left. Tryes look ok. Brakes look ok CV joint rubber is ok I was think track rod end or some bush say on the anti roll bar Any comments please Ben

Drove my Galaxy to work this morning and every time you go into a left bend or turn there is a squeak from the front drivers wheel. On the right hand bends or the straight its fine no noise. Any ideas?

1 Ben 2 Shropshire 3 Galaxy 1.9tdi Aspen Nreg 4 3yr 5 Yes 6 Change oil, air, & fuel filter every 6K,

Hi vr6galaxy, Thanks for the info. The cable will fit onto the ball end rod it just will not stay on, I can't move the ball end rod by hand, and with the cable will not stay fitted to the ball end rod, so I'm wondering if the ball end rod is jammed inside the gearbox and this is what has caused the cable to come off! Have ordered a pair of cables from Ford

Hi, My N reg 1.9tdi has a problem, up to this prolem there was no change in the drive or smoothness of gear change, everything felt and sounded good. When up put it in first, the gear stick can then be moved around to the the 5th gear, revesre gear and 2nd gear position, without going through neutral. I have found that the selector cable that is closest the the passenger footwell in the engine bay, has come off a ball end rod on the gearbox. The ball end, this cable sits on, can not be moved by hand, the cable will not stay on the ball end. I would like any advise on the chaging of this selector cable, or comments from people who had simialar trouble. I think the Galaxy is great, mine returns 45 mpg rain or shine and has now covered about 220,000 miles with only small problems, ie spare wheel carrier, electric window motor change, window wiper mechanism change. I will always have a Galaxy. thanks Ben

Hi, removed my tray 2 yrs ago, no problem with anything and it goes through mud and water as we live in the country. Try www.fordpartsuk.com i use them and they are about 20% less than local ford dealers Ben

Hi,The time before last that i changed the spare the cable allowed the wheel to stand up by the rear bumper so there was no mauling under the car. Not so this time. Same as most thing if it works it is good.

Hi, While out last wk i had a puncture, wound the nut to release the spare wheel and the wheel lowered about 6inches. After much mauling (see title description) i finally got the spare wheel off the cable and changed the puncture, threw everything in the back of the car and tried to wind the spare wheel cable up, it would not move, so i wound it round itself and drove home. I removed the spare wheel retaining mechanism at home and tried to get the thing to work, it will not. Any comments please? Are there any other fords that have the wheel hung below the body and if so what is the method of holding the spare wheel, I would like to adapt it to the Galaxy

Hi, Thanks for all the replies I have asked the insurance company and they say they do not have any requirements for reinforced tyres :lol: I then emailed www.fordpartsuk.com and they said that reinforced tyres are a must. :lol: My handbook and Haynes manual does not say anything about reinforced tyres. my local dealer was no help at all, i have spoken on the phone to two other dealers in the area and they said i could fit what i wanted, as they could not find any information to detail the tyre spec. There are three Gals at work and no of them have reinforced tyres fitted I think the only thing to do is fit reinforced to be as safe as possible Ben

Hi, my Nreg 1.9tdi needs somes tyres, one company has said it must have reinforced fitted, at present it has not, Ford at Telford are not sure :lol: . can anyone advice please. Some extra info, its just done 200,000 miles (62K on second engine) is reliable, comfortable, and a joy to drive. Does anyone know a breakers yard for gal parts? Thanks Ben

I had the same, and garage found a split in one of the small pipes on the turbo, (the pipe was about 1/4 inch diameter and about 6 inches away from the battery)took 3hrs to do but once found everything has been fine Good luck Ben

Thanks for the replies so far. The handbrake only comes up one notch. The garage did the test again for me while i watched, the wheels are put under load by the rolling road and handbrake resists the load which calculates a force throught the test equipment i could not disagree that it passed the MOT. But the handbrake still will not hold the car on a slope. is there any way of manual adjustment? thanks Ben

Just had a MOT and had to have new linkages (old ones had rusted up) on the rear wheels for operating the brakes using the hand brake. Handbrake will hold car on the flat, but on a slight hill it will not hold, garage says its ok, because it passed the rolling road brake test. Any advice on adjustment please? Thanks Ben

Hi, had a similar problem with my tdi. Found a turbo pipe had a split in it so some times it was ok then other times totally US. Get someone to check the turbo pressure while driving . Good luck Ben

When using my wipers last night, the one in front of the driver stopped moving while the passenger side one continued to work. Looking at it this morning the ball joint on the drivers side arm has broken. Ford will not sell just the ball joint. They only sell the complete arm mechcanism

Hi, I own a 1.9tdi done 200Kmiles, 58k on second engine. On my Galaxy all four door window sealing rubbers are badly corroded on the outside and this makes the windows stick. I have been to ford and they want