Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Replacing the rubber-metal bearing - version 1 Special tools and workshop equipment required t  Assembly device -MP5-400/1- t  Assembly device -MP5-400/2- t  Assembly device -MP5-400/3- t  Assembly device (screw) -MP5-401/2- t  Assembly device (nut) -MP5-401/3- t  Assembly device (bearing) -MP5-402- t  Pipe -T10263/6- t  Engine/gearbox jack with adapter, e.g. -V.A.G. 1383/A- with -V.A.G. 1359/2- Removing: –  Raise vehicle and remove rear wheels. –  Unscrew screws of front wheelhouse liners on both vehicle sides → Body Work; Rep. gr.66.

–  Unhook handbrake cable from the holders -arrows- (on both vehicle sides).

–  Release the clamps -arrow A- for attaching the brake lines from the brake line holders (on both vehicle sides).

–  Remove the screw -1- from the brake line holder on the right vehicle side. –  Unhook the brake lines from the line holders. Do not separate the brake lines. Vehicles with ABS –  Unhook the ABS line from the clips.

Vehicles fitted with load-sensitive brake pressure regulator (vehicles without ABS) –  Release screw -1-. Continued for all vehicles

–  Insert wooden insert -A- into the adapter e.g. -V.A.G 1359/2- –  Support the axle with engine/gearbox jack with adapter. Vehicles with fixing screws mounted on the outside

–  Unscrew the nuts of the fixing screws -1- from the axle. –  Remove fixing screws -1- from the axle. Vehicles with fixing screws mounted on the inside

–  Remove the screws -2- of the bearing bracket for the axle on the right vehicle side from the body.   Note Before removing the screws of the bearing brackets for the axle, mark the position of the bearing bracket on the body. –  Remove the fixing screw -1- for the axle on the left vehicle side from the bearing bracket for the axle. –  Slightly lower the rear axle out of the bearing brackets so that the brake line is not damaged. –  Remove the fixing screw -1- for the axle on the right vehicle side from the bearing bracket for the axle. –  Remove the bearing bracket from the axle. Continued for all vehicles –  Secure axle e.g with wire to body.

–  Position assembly devices, as shown, and pull the rubber-metal bearing -1- out of the axle body -2-.   Note

t  The pipe -T10263/6- must be installed on the rubber-metal bearing in such a way that the contact surface of the pipe -1- rests evenly against the rubber-metal bearing. t  Cut off the rubber edge in the contact point e.g with a sharp knife so that the pipe cutout -arrow- rests fully on the plastic shoulder/rubber-metal bearing. t  When pulling out the rubber-metal bearing, the plastic shoulder/rubber-metal bearing breaks off. In case of breakage, a loud crack can be heard. –  Pull out rubber-metal bearing by turning the assembly device (nut) -MP5-401/3-. –  Counterhold the assembly devices by hand when completing the pull-out process. –  Remove assembly devices and unscrew assembly device (nut) -MP5-401/3-.

–  Clamp the pipe -T10263/6- in the vice, as shown in the fig. –  Remove the rubber-metal bearing from the pipe -T10263/6-, for example using a screwdriver, drive out with a hammer if necessary. Installing:

–  Fasten rubber-metal bearing -1- with assembly devices and nut -2- and insert into the axle body -3-. –  Pay attention to the correct fitting position of the rubber-metal bearing.

Fitting position of the rubber-metal bearing –  Align orientation nubs -1- or orientation bead -2- to edge of track control arm -3--arrow-.

–  Insert the rubber-metal bearing -1- by turning the nut -MP 5-401/3- up to the stop in the axle body -2-. –  Check the fitting position of the rubber-metal bearing. –  Grease the kidney-shaped cavities of the rubber-metal bearing with assembly paste -G052 150 A2-. Vehicles with fixing screws mounted on the outside –  Carefully raise the rear axle so that the rubber-metal bearing engages in the bearing brackets for the axle.

–  Insert the new fixing screws -1- into the bearing brackets for the axle. –  Screw new nuts onto the fixing screws -1- for bearing brackets of the rear axle and tighten. Vehicles with fixing screws mounted on the inside –  Position the bearing bracket for the axle on the right vehicle side on the rubber-metal bearing.

–  Insert a new fixing screw -1- from the inside into the bearing bracket for the axle on the right vehicle side. –  Carefully raise the rear axle so that the rubber-metal bearing engages on the left vehicle side in the bearing bracket for the axle. –  Ensure that the bearing bracket for the axle on the right vehicle side rests at the same time against the body in the marked position. –  Screw the new fixing screws -2- of the bearing bracket for the axle on the right vehicle side into the body and tighten. Continued for all vehicles   Note When tightening the rubber-metal bearing screws and nuts, the axle body must be in the unladen condition (unladen weight position). Vehicles with ABS –  Hook on the ABS line in the clips. Vehicles fitted with load-sensitive brake pressure regulator (vehicles without ABS)

–  Screw in the screw -1-. –  Inspecting or adjusting the brake-power regulator → Chapter. Continued for all vehicles

–  Install the screw -1- for the brake line holder on the right vehicle side. –  Hook on the brake lines in the line holders.

–  Push clamps -arrow A- into the brake hose fixtures (on both vehicle sides).   Note When installing the hand brake cables, pay attention to the correct fitting position → Chapter.

–  Hook hand brake cables into the holders -arrows- (on both vehicle sides). –  Screw in screws of front wheelhouse liners on both vehicle sides → Body Work; Rep. gr.66. –  Attach the wheels. –  Perform chassis alignment → Chapter. –  Perform a test drive. –  Check the steering wheel position during the test drive.   Caution If after the test drive and with the front wheels pointing straight ahead the steering wheel is off straight, perform a chassis alignment → Chapter.

Tightening torque:

Rear axle to bearing bracket for axle t  Use new screws and nuts! t  Tighten in unladen weight position	45 Nm + 90°
Bracket of rear axle to structure t  Use new screws! t  Install in the marked position	30 Nm + 90°
Brake line holder to vehicle body	16 Nm
Screw for brake-power regulator	16 Nm