Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Assembling –  Insert the differential gear.

–  Always replace gasket rings -arrows- for bearing support/output shaft → Electronic Catalogue of Original Parts.   Note The fig. only shows 3 of the 4 gasket rings. –  Replace the drive shaft, output shaft and reverse shaft together. –  Tighten nuts for the bearing support/output shaft to tightening torque → Chapter. –  Remove locking agent from the thread in the reverse shaft support. Clean with a screw-tap. –  Insert reverse shaft support. –  Mount shift mechanism/reverse gear and tighten to tightening torque → Chapter.

Fitting location of reverse gear. –  Mount shift forks together with shift rails.

–  Screw the studs -A- M8 x 100 in the reverse shaft support, to ensure it is aligned once the gearbox housing has been fitted. –  Align shift rails.   Note The shift segments must be positioned in the slots of the sliding sleeves. –  Apply sealant -AMV 188 200 03 - uniformly on the sealing surface. –  Position the gearbox housing and tighten fixing screws to the given tightening torque → Chapter. Insert the screws for the reverse shaft support -arrow- as follows:

–  Insert screw -a-, release stud, mount screw -b- and tighten by hand. Tightening sequence: 1 -  Screw -a- 30 Nm (M8 x 32) 2 -  Screw -b- 25 Nm (M8 x 26)

–  Fit bearing pins -arrow- for shift forks. Align the shift mechanism with a screwdriver to ensure the relevant bearing pin can be fitted. –  Apply sealant -AMV 188 200 03- uniformly on the sealing surface of the cap. –  Fit gearshift shaft cap and tighten screws to tightening torque → Chapter.

Install the gearshift shaft as follows: –  Put the shift rails in neutral position. –  Position the peg -arrow 1- in the recess of the gearbox housing. Align the gearshift shaft in such a way that the shift finger -arrow 2- is inserted in the shift rails. –  Apply sealant -AMV 188 200 03- uniformly on the sealing surface of the cover. –  Fit gearshift shaft cover and tighten screws to tightening torque → Chapter.