Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing –  Remove the sound dampening system → Body Work; Rep. gr.50. –  Removing the whole exhaust gas system → Engine; Rep. gr.26.

–  Support propshaft with engine/gearbox jack e.g. -V.A.G 1383A- (as an aid, e.g. use a wooden wedge -A-). –  Unscrew heat shield -arrows-. –  After removing the heat shield screw on again the middle bearing of the propshaft.

–  Unscrew propshaft from angle gearbox -arrows-.

–  Remove pendulum support from gearbox, to do so release the bolts -arrow B- and -arrow C-.

–  Check, if the markings of the CV joint/propshaft -arrows A and B- are present. If not, mark them with colours.

–  Flange off the front propshaft pipe from the rear propshaft pipe -arrows-. –  Push the front propshaft pipe to the front and swivel out the flange of the rear propshaft pipe.   Note When swivelling out make sure that the front propshaft pipe is inclined as little as possible to the bottom. –  Carefully pull off the front propshaft pipe from the centering stud.   Note

The gasket ring -arrow- in the flange of the propshaft must not be damaged. –  Pull off propshaft horizontally from centering stud. –  Swivel down the front propshaft pipe and remove.

–  Check, if a marking (colour point) is present on the flexible disk and at the flange on the Haldex coupling -arrows-. If not, mark the position of the flexible disk and the flange on the Haldex coupling to each other -arrows-.

–  Unscrew rear propshaft pipe with flexible disk and oscillation damper from rear final drive -arrows-.

–  Unscrew middle bearing of propshaft from the vehicle -arrows-. –  Carefully pull off the rear propshaft pipe from the centering stud.   Note t  Do not tilt propshaft when removing, pull off horizontally from the centering stud.

t  The gasket ring in the centering bush -arrow- must not be damaged. The flexible disk and oscillation damper cannot be separated.