rally205

Hi, Probably been covered before but I can't seem to find a conclusive answer. I have a misfire on my engine and the diagnostics say cylinder 1 misfire. Looking from the front of the engine what are the cylinder positions and are the coil packs positioned in the same order? Thanks Marcus

Thanks for the reply. I have checked the wheel bearings and they are fine. The thing that concerns me is that when I jack one wheel up with the car in gear I can rotate that wheel quite a bit before before any resistance is felt. As I say there is a lot of backlash in the diff. I understand what you are saying about the crownwheel and pinion and the play is not there but in the sun/planet gears. Maybe as you say the thrust washers have worn and the gears are not meshing properly creating the backlash I am talking about. What I can't find any info on is how much play is normal???

Anyone got any ideas they would be much appreciated before I throw all my hard earned cash at it :unsure:

Hi all, I am new to the Forum and this is my first post so any help is much appreciated. I have a 2002 2.8 v6 with a manual gearbox. I have been reading on here about the intermediate driveshaft problems on the Galaxy and have many of the symptoms. I have just been under the car to check for play in the splines and noticed that with the car in gear and one wheel jacked up if I rotate the wheel I have a lot of backlash in the diff. I also held the output stub and the nearside inner cv joint and rotated them opposite to each other. There is considerable play which makes it very hard to see if there is play in the splines on the intermediate shaft. I have noticed that there is sometimes a low rumbling noise from the diff area when the car has had a good run. My question really is how much free play should there be in the diff or is mine on its last legs? Thanks Marcus