matnat

hi there, i hade the same probplem,ontop of the gear box where the change mechanisme goes in to the gearbox there is a seal which tend to go,i removed the cables and removed the 5 bolts holding the top on,removed the shaft and it was rusted and seized,i simpley cleaned the shaft up and put lots of copper grease on and rebuild and it was like new, quite a difficult job and took about 2 hours but well worth it after local dealer was going to charge me over

i have just purchased a 2001 galaxy 2.3 zetec auto gearbox with 58k on the clock with full service history, the problem is that when i put it in drive it doesent always pull away just as if the clutch is slipping and some times i have to really acelerate hard just to get the vehicle moving,once the vehicle is moving it goes up and down the box fine and drives briliantly although there is a lot of heat coming from the gaerbox. i have changed the oil and refilled with 5.5 litres of oil and does seem a little bit better but still slipping on set off,please help any advise would be much appreciated,regards matt