Drive Shaft Failiure

[Nomolos]

Interesting post .. Just had a loss of drive while pulling away at a junction with a nasty expensive noise coming from down below, with terminal death knells from ford about new gear boxes this I think will be my first port of call over the weekend.

 

Would anyone have a picture of the offending part just for my own piece of mind before I dive in? I have a tech disk at home but cant put my hands on it at the moment!

 

:wacko:

[Bigjeeze]

http://www.fordgalaxy.org.uk/ford/index.ph...lange&st=30 pics in here

[Nomolos]

Thanks for the quick reply the links sending me back to the main selection page am i missing something?

Other than a running Galaxy :wacko:

[NikpV]

try this link

[Nomolos]

Ah Ha

 

Much better thanks :wacko:

[carmech]

Just had same fault with customers 53 plate galaxy this weekend. Another two customers have had same failures on older galaxy too. different design on older vehicles but splines still stripped. The 53 plate vehicle has done 112k.

[veedyf]

mines very very sloppy....not failed yet......i am breaking a vr6 galaxy & was thinking if they would fit would it be easier to change everything.....wishbone suspension & brakes ...as i have th donor car .....ive got a feeling they are the same tho....can anyone advise please

[big_kev]

Can one of the mods close this thread as it's really starting to scare me....

[veedyf]

mines a 99 T galaxy tdi 110 donor is a 96-97 cd v6 (but id much rather it if you all called it a VR6 ;) ;) :D) Edited May 26, 2008 by veedyf

[veedyf]

mines a 99 T galaxy tdi 110 donor is a 96-97 vcd v6 (but id much rather it if you all called it a VR6 ;) ;) :D)

[Nomolos]

Well after gale force winds over the last weekend I have finally taken spanners to metal, with much and I do mean MUCH banging swearing and the occasional bit of pain the offending item has been removed from the car.

It

[Nomolos]

Slight Update

 

Been ringing round for prices VW quote

[Sher]

From the prices quoted it seems that Ford and Volks are responding to the fact that the after market sector are happy to produce the outer section of the driveshaft ( on exchange) at a much lower price Ford/Volks at first offered last year.

 

The Inner Stub axle is still as expensive, I presume since it is not able to be re-manufactured/ refurbished and needs a lot more original metal to produce.

 

As far as I know the Stub is Still a Manufacturer's part only but the Outer is freely available elsewhere at 1/3 less.

 

This is one of the Common Problems that makes The Galaxy II ( and I presume the Alhambra, Sharan) the most unreliable car I have ever owned.

 

Why did Ford go to the in house Galaxy III otherwise?

[Nomolos]

Just to finish the story

[Chris Young]

heres another one. just happened to me :angry2:

 

02 galaxy 75000 miles. driveshaft sheared off just where it goes into gearbox. garage said

[arryp0tter]

have a 96 2ltr petrol and i snapped a drives shaft pulling away from a junction ( steadily i might add) shaft snapped off just outside the inner cv joint speaking to others in trade its a common problem must be sub standard materials cos the dimensions of the metal makes them tough or should be. cost 240 quid trade for a replacement and 20 mins work to change cost me 90 quid to get suspend towed home.

[boffa]

Hi Guys, I'm a newbie and this is my first post. Last Monday at 4pm on pulling on to a busy A road I too had the dreaded clunk followed by an expensive sounding grinding noise and no movement. Had to push the car (no mean feat) back off the junction onto the minor road which is something my Wife could not of done. The car is a 51 plate TDI 115 Galaxy with 64000 miles covered so is consistant with other posts on this forum. RAC turned up and asked where I wanted to take the car to which I replied Essex Ford at Dunton. He phoned them to which they replied "Bring the car in , We will be able to work on it next Monday" a week away. Needless to say that was not an option but the RAC man recommended a local family garage and towed me there. The car was ready next day with a repair bill of

[Nomolos]

Thats a good price i would have been happy to pay that...well perhaps not happy but would have paid that amount :)

[boffa]

Yeah Nomolus..I thought it could of been a lot worse aswell. The Fella put the car on the computer and revealed the reason why the car is intermitently revving itself on start up (faulty temp sensor) and didn't even charge me. The quality of service is so much better at the small family run workshops than at the huge faceless main dealers wouldn't you agree?

[harpster]

Hi All, Hope all is good, I just need a some advise please, Yesterday i noticed my left & Right Inner boots have split, What would cause both to split. (general wear)

Would this relate to notchy gear change and bad pick up in 1st and 2nd Gear (very sloppy) Or is that me as i had a auto 2.0l Mondeo before. Also when changing from 1st to 2nd i also get a jerk and sometimes a crunch. Is it a driveshaft failure or may it be gearbox. It is a Alhambra 2003 model 1.9 TDI S (AUY Engine)

Thanks in advance

[RIPOFF]

Hi Mate

Just to let you know i had the same problem 1.9tdi 130bhp 2003 replaced nearside, got the offside reconditioned 12months and 1 week later had to replace offside, i cannot wait to get rid, it costs me about

[Col Ective]

Have an 03 Galaxy 1.9 TDI and have experienced 3 drive Transmission failures and have needed to replace the Gearbox. Also know a number of people that have experienced similar on VW Sharans.

 

Can anyone recommend a good technical description of how to change the drive shaft?

[benali10]

Mine has just gone '04 alhambra 60k.

[Chris Young]

heres another one. just happened to me <img src="http://www.fordgalaxy.org.uk/ford/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="sad.gif" />

 

02 galaxy 75000 miles. driveshaft sheared off just where it goes into gearbox. garage said

[B@rnstormer]

I'm having the same problem right now and have found out a few things:

 

1) If you've got the 115 HP or the 130 HP engine you can get aftermarket driveshafts pretty much everywhere for not a lot of money,

2) Nobody makes aftermarket inner shafts or intermediate shafts for the 90 PS (90 HP) engine with the 6 speed manual gearbox, and

3) The original parts from ford cost around £400 or more.

 

Am I the only person on here who's had the driveshaft issue with the 90 HP engine? Actually, has anybody else even GOT the 90 HP engine? I've been told by a few people now that they didn't put the 90 HP engine in the MKII Galaxy - but Ford say they did.