Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing and installing wheel bearing housing Removing: –  Remove wheel. –  Remove coil spring → Chapter. –  Unscrew screw of drive shaft screwed connection: t  Hexagon screw → Chapter t  Twelve-sided bolt → Chapter –  Remove brake caliper with brake carrier and tie with wire to the body → Brake systems; Rep. gr.46. –  Remove brake disc. –  Remove cover plate. –  Removing the wheel hub with wheel bearing → Chapter. –  Remove the ABS-speed sensor -1- from the wheel bearing housing.

–  Unscrew screw for shock absorber mounting -arrow-.   Note As of 06/2007 new aluminium wheel bearing housings are fitted. A washer is located between the shock absorber and the wheel-bearing housing, which must be installed again when reinstalling.

–  Unscrew the nut of the coupling rod -arrow-.   Note As of 06/2007 new aluminium wheel bearing housings are fitted. A washer is located between the top suspension arm/track rod for rear axle and the wheel-bearing housing, which must be installed again when reinstalling. –  Unscrew screw for track rod for rear axle -1-, top suspension arm -2- and bottom suspension arm -3- from wheel-bearing housing -4-.

–  Hold the wheel-bearing housing and unscrew screws -arrows-. –  Take the wheel-bearing housing out of the coupling rod joint thread -1-. –  Remove the wheel bearing housing. Installing: Installation is carried out in the reverse order. Pay attention to the following:   Note Pay attention to correct installation position of trailing arm and wheel-bearing housing.

Installation position of trailing arm and wheel-bearing housing. The screwed connection of the trailing arm/wheel-bearing housing must only be tightened if all other components (absolutely spring and shock absorber) of the respective wheel suspension are already fitted. For tightening, the wheel-bearing housing must be in the unladen weight position → Chapter. Only move the trailing arm and the wheel-bearing housing into the necessary position for tightening the screwed connection -arrows- under these conditions.   Note Note the following work steps and absolutely ensure that you follow the sequence!

–  Screw wheel-bearing housing with screws -1- onto trailing arm and coupling rod -2-, but do not tighten the screws and the nut yet!

–  Screw the track rod for rear axle -1-, top suspension arm -2- and bottom suspension arm -3- to the wheel-bearing housing -4- but do not tighten yet!   Note As of 06/2007 new aluminium wheel bearing housings are fitted. A washer is located between the top suspension arm/track rod for rear axle and the wheel-bearing housing, which must be installed again when reinstalling. –  Installing the wheel hub with wheel bearing → Chapter. –  Install cover plate.

–  Screw in screw for shock absorber mounting -arrow-, but do not tighten yet!   Note As of 06/2007 new aluminium wheel bearing housings are fitted. A washer is located between the shock absorber and the wheel-bearing housing, which must be installed again when reinstalling. –  Install coil spring → Chapter.   Note The tightening of the track control arm and shock absorber to the wheel-bearing housing must only be performed, if the dimension „a“ between the wheel hub centre and the lower edge of the wheel house is respected (unladen weight position)! → Chapter –  Adjust dimension -a- → Chapter.

–  Tighten screw for track rod for rear axle -1-. –  Tighten screw for bottom suspension arm -3-.

–  Tighten screw -1- for top suspension arm.   Note The washer -2- must be fitted so that there is a gap -arrow- between the washer and the cover plate -3-. –  Tighten screw for shock absorber mounting. –  Remove tools for adjusting the dimension -a-. –  Install the ABS-speed sensor in the wheel-bearing housing. –  Install brake disc. –  Install brake caliper with brake carrier → Brake systems; Rep. gr.46.

–  Tighten screws -1- of trailing arm with tightening torque, while doing so pay attention to the required position of the trailing arm and wheel-bearing housing → Anchor. –  Tighten nut of coupling rod -2- to wheel-bearing housing to tightening torque. –  Perform chassis alignment → Chapter

Tightening torques:

Shock absorber to wheel-bearing housing	180 Nm
Speed sensor to wheel-bearing housing	8 Nm
Trailing arm to wheel-bearing housing t  Use new screws! t  Determine → Anchor the fitting position of the trailing arm to the wheel-bearing housing before tightening the screws	90 Nm +45°
Top suspension arm to wheel-bearing housing t  Use new screws and nuts! t  Tighten in unladen weight position! → Chapter	130 Nm +90°
Bottom suspension arm to wheel-bearing housing t  Use new screws and nuts! t  Tighten in unladen weight position! → Chapter	90 Nm +90°
Track rod for rear axle to wheel-bearing housing t  Use new screws and nuts! t  Tighten in unladen weight position! → Chapter	130 Nm +90°
Coupling rod t  Use new nut!	45 Nm
Wheel bolts	120 Nm