Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals > Octavia Mk1 > Power transmission | Manual gearbox 02M, 02Y | Gearbox,mechanics,gears,shafts,internal operation | Disassembling and assembling the drive shaft | Disassembling and assembling the drive shaft as of gearbox manufacturing date 19 05 3 | Modified gearbox housing as of gearbox manufacturing date 10 04 6

Modified gearbox housing as of gearbox manufacturing date 10 04 6

The gearbox housing is modified in the area of the bearing pedestal for the grooved ball bearing → Item.

The area above the grooved ball bearing must be chamfered deeper so that the washer → Item can be fitted.

–	Measure the area -a- above the grooved ball bearing.

Area above the grooved ball bearing	Dimension “a”
up to gearbox manufacturing date 09 04 6	10 mm
as of gearbox manufacturing date 10 04 6	10.7 mm

–	The bearing pedestal for the grooved ball bearing in the gearbox housing -arrow- is slightly reworked deeper for the installation of the washer → Item.