We're always banging on about the earth strap causing problems but is the one we are always telling people to change the braided one from the chassis rail to the gearbox?
Although I've always told people to check the cable I've never had to myself until today. I've taken the battery tray out and seen that the braided cable from the chassis rail to the gearbox which seems to attach to the gearbox under the clutch slave cylinder has actually snapped in two.
I have a replacement that I bought a while ago but I can't see how it attaches to the gearbox. Do I have to take the slave cylinder out to get to the nut?
I understand that this earth is the main earth for the starter motor and alternator but is it for anything else. The reason I ask is that I am having an intermittent power steering problem where I get the check steering message and the power steering doesn't work. I switch it off and back on again and it's fine.
baglady, I know you've done yours recently.
Although I've always told people to check the cable I've never had to myself until today. I've taken the battery tray out and seen that the braided cable from the chassis rail to the gearbox which seems to attach to the gearbox under the clutch slave cylinder has actually snapped in two.
I have a replacement that I bought a while ago but I can't see how it attaches to the gearbox. Do I have to take the slave cylinder out to get to the nut?
I understand that this earth is the main earth for the starter motor and alternator but is it for anything else. The reason I ask is that I am having an intermittent power steering problem where I get the check steering message and the power steering doesn't work. I switch it off and back on again and it's fine.
baglady, I know you've done yours recently.