Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing steering gear   Caution Bring the steering wheel in its central position (with the wheels straight ahead) and make sure that it does not turn during repairs as this could damage the coil spring of the airbag unit.

–  Secure the steering wheel with the wheels in straight ahead position with adhesive tape -arrow- against unintended turning.

–  Unscrew plastic nuts -1-. –  Remove cover -2-.

–  Release screw -1-. –  Remove universal joint in the direction of the arrow from the input shaft of the steering gear. –  Raise vehicle. –  Remove noise insulation → Body Work → Rep. gr.50. –  Remove wheels at the front. Vehicles with the exhaust system below the assembly carrier –  Remove front exhaust pipe → Engine, Mechanics → Rep. gr.26. Continued for all vehicles

–  Unscrew the screws -1- and -2- of the pendulum support.

–  Screw up nut of the track rod end -1- sufficiently so that the ball joint extractor -3287A- is supported on the nut. –  Use ball joint extractor -3287A- to press track rod/track rod end -2- off the steering arm. –  Screw off the nut on both sides from the track rod end. –  Pull track rod end on both sides out of steering arm.

–  Insert wooden insert (490 x 270 x 50 mm) -2- in the adapter. –  Position gearbox jack with adapter and support assembly carrier. –  Release screws -1- for steering gear.   Note t  Observe the recommended sequence for the following steps. t  The fixing bolts for -T10096- must only be tightened to maximum 20 Nm as otherwise the fixing bolt thread becomes damaged.

–  Unscrew left screw -4- for assembly carrier -3-, screw in a fixing bolt of -T10096- and tighten to 20 Nm. –  Unscrew right screw -4- for assembly carrier (not shown in figure), screw in fixing bolt of - T10096- and tighten to 20 Nm. –  Unscrew bolts -1- on both sides. –  Unscrew the left screw -2- and remove support -5-. –  Screw in fixing bolts of -T10096- to 20 Nm. –  Unscrew the right screw -2- and remove support -5-. –  Screw in fixing bolts of -T10096- to 20 Nm.

The fixing of the assembly carrier is completed once all 4 screws (Pos. -2- and -4-) are consecutively replaced with the fixing bolts.   Note When pulling off the steering gear make sure the serration of the input shaft of the steering gear is not tilted or stuck relatively to the drive shaft of the steering column. –  Slowly lower assembly carrier with gearbox jack and adapter, e.g. -V.A.G 1383 A- with -V.A.G 1359/2-. –  Remove steering gear towards the rear.