Galaxy Pwr Steering.

[dodge]

As a fairly new Galaxy user not sure what bits have allready fallen off the car.

The power steering belt is getting wet and slipping leading to intermitant and mostly hair raising loss of pwr assistance. Should there be a splash guard fitted inside the o/s wheel arch? Or perhaps underneath the engine? The belt looks fairly exposed viewed through the wheel arch.

[Guest SA Intruder]

There is a massive undertray.

 

This protects everything from the elements, and forms an acoustic deadening shield.

 

Without it, the belt will slip.

 

There are arch guards too....looks like you have a fairly ropey example?

[Dave-G]

you need to acquire an underguard - or tray. I know that the old model's tray will fit the new[tdi],so look for a gal in a breakers yard. I DONT know if they're engine specific. make sure you get the fixing bolts, and prepare yourself with 6 hands, 'cos they're *+

[Guest Andyjflet]

!!!!!!

 

Get this sorted asap, we bought a well used 2000 W zetec from a hire company and had exactly the same problem. My wife hit another car as this happened and it could have been very nasty, luckily they were going slow.

 

Anyway, someone had failed to replace the undertray on the vehicle which meant when you turned a corner water from the tyre splashed onto the belt and obviously the steering goes into super stiff mode.

Dont want to alarm you but could be a life threatener, if you bought it from a garage then take it back and shout at them until they fix it. You bought it it a dangerous condition !!

[Guest Paul Collins]

Is this undertray engine specific? I have a Sharan 2.0 CL with no undertray, I live in a very floody area and have never had a problem.

[Guest SA Intruder]

Fitted to all variants.

 

Highly necessary as stated above.

[dodge]

Spent hours on line trying to locate secondhand undertray,no joy.Ford supplied part NoF1096714. Fitted and no more hair raising loss of steering. :angry: