Octavia Mk2: Running gear
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Brake systems120 pages
Technical Data › Brakes4 pages
ABS, ADR, TCS, EDL, ESP43 pages
Electrical/electronic components and fitting locations ABS Mark 70 (ABS/TCS)4 pages
- Electrical/electronic components and fitting locations ABS Mark 70 (ABS/TCS) for vehicles up to MY 08
- Electrical/electronic components and fitting locations ABS Mark 70 (ABS/TCS) for vehicles as of MY 09
- Electrical/electronic components and fitting locations ABS Mark 70 (ABS/TCS) for vehicles as of MY 11
Electrical/electronic components and fitting locations ABS Mark 60/Mark 60 EC (ABS/EDL/TCS/ESP)4 pages
- Electrical/electronic components and fitting locations ABS Mark 60/Mark 60 EC for vehicles up to MY 08
- Electrical/electronic components and fitting locations ABS Mark 60/Mark 60 EC for vehicles as of MY 09
- Electrical/electronic components and fitting locations ABS Mark 60 EC/PYA for vehicles as of MY 11
Indication of faults by means of warning lights4 pages
Hydraulic Control Unit, Brake Servo Unit/Master Brake Cylinder ABS Mark 70 (ABS/TCS)7 pages
- Summary of components - Vehicles with left-hand drive
- Connecting brake lines from the master brake cylinder to the hydraulic unit - Vehicles with left-hand drive
- Removing and installing control unit and hydraulic unit - Vehicles with left-hand drive
- Summary of components - Vehicles with right-hand drive
- Connecting brake lines from the master brake cylinder to the hydraulic unit - Vehicles with right-hand drive
- Removing and installing control unit and hydraulic unit - Vehicles with right-hand drive
Hydraulic control unit, brake servo unit/master brake cylinder ABS Mark°60/Mark 60 EC (ABS/EDL/TCS/ESP)8 pages
- Summary of components ABS Mark 60 - for vehicles with left-hand drive up to CW 21/08
- Summary of components ABS Mark 60 EC - for vehicles with left-hand drive as of CW 22/08
- Connect brake lines from the master brake cylinder to the ABS hydraulic unit - Vehicles with left-hand drive
- Removing and installing ABS control unit - Vehicles with left-hand drive
- Summary of components ABS Mark 60 EC (ABS/EDL/TCS/ESP) - Vehicles with right-hand drive
- Connecting brake lines from the master brake cylinder to the ABS hydraulic unit - Vehicles with right-hand drive
- Removing and installing ABS control unit - Vehicles with right-hand drive
Removing and Installing parts of the ABS System on the front and rear axle7 pages
Removing and Installing Parts of the ABS System on the Front Axle2 pages
Removing and Installing Parts of the ABS System on the Rear Axle (front-wheel drive)2 pages
Removing and Installing Parts of the ABS System on the Rear Axle (four-wheel drive)2 pages
Removing and installing parts of the ESP3 pages
Brake, brake mechanics37 pages
Repairing the front brake8 pages
- Changing the brake pads of the front brake - Mounting instructions
- Repairing front brake, the floating caliper disc brake FS-III
- Removing and installing brake pads, floating caliper disc brake FS-III
- Removing and installing brake caliper, floating caliper disc brake FS-III
- Repairing the front wheel brake, brake caliper FN3
- Removing and installing brake pads, brake caliper FN3
- Removing and installing brake caliper, brake caliper FN3
Repairing rear brake11 pages
- Changing the brake pads of the rear brake - Mounting instructions
- Repairing rear brake CII 41 (vehicles with front and four-wheel-drive)
- Removing and installing brake pads CII 41
- Removing and installing brake caliper CII 41
- Repairing rear axle brake CI 38 (vehicles with front-wheel drive)
- Removing and installing brake pads CI 38
- Removing and installing brake caliper CI 38
- Repairing rear brake Bosch BIRIII (vehicles with front and four-wheel drive)
- Removing and installing brake pads Bosch BIRIII
- Removing and installing brake caliper Bosch BIRIII
Brake pedal - Vehicles with left-hand drive7 pages
- Summary of components of brake pedal
- Separating the brake pedal from the brake servo unit and clipping onto brake servo unit
- Removing and installing brake pedal
- Removing and installing bracket
- Setting, removing and installing the brake light switchF and brake pedal switchF47 until 10.05
- Removing and installing brake light switch F and brake pedal switch F47 as of 11.05
Brake pedal - Vehicles with right-hand drive7 pages
- Summary of components of brake pedal
- Separating the brake pedal from the brake servo unit and clipping onto brake servo unit
- Removing and installing brake pedal
- Removing and installing bracket
- Setting, removing and installing the brake light switchF and brake pedal switchF47 until 10.05
- Removing and installing brake light switch F and brake pedal switch F47 as of 11.05
Brakes, hydraulics, regulator, servo36 pages
Repairing the rear brake caliper7 pages
- Checking the master brake cylinder for tightness
Summary of Components: brake servo unit/master brake cylinder8 pages
- Summary of components - Vehicles with left-hand drive
- Summary of components - Vehicles with right-hand drive
- Fitting position of the cap from the brake fluid reservoir
- Vacuum pump for brake servo unit (vehicles with diesel engines)
- Brake vacuum pumpV192 (vehicles with petrol engines)
- Checking the non-return valve
- Removing and installing the pressure sensor for the brake servo unit G294
Wheels, Tyres › Wheels, tyres. axle align18 pages
Vehicles with tyre repair set6 pages
Axles, steering213 pages
Front suspension, drive shafts88 pages
Repairing front axle3 pages
Summary of components: assembly carrier, anti-roll bar, track control arm - aluminium assembly carrier15 pages
- Summary of components: aluminium assembly carrier, anti-roll bar, track control arm
- Fixing the assembly carrier and the console - aluminium assembly carrier
- Lower the assembly carrier in the service position - aluminium assembly carrier
- Removing and installing the assembly carrier - aluminium assembly carrier LHD - vehicles with left-hand drive
- Removing and installing the assembly carrier - aluminium assembly carrier RHD - vehicles with right-hand drive
- Replacing rubber-metal bearing for pendulum support - aluminium assembly carrier
- Removing and installing track control arm with bracket - aluminium assembly carrier
- Replacing rubber-metal bearing for track control arm - aluminium assembly carrier
- Replacing bracket with bearing for track control arm - aluminium assembly carrier
- Removing and installing the anti-roll bar - aluminium assembly carrier LHD - vehicles with left-hand drive
- Removing and installing the anti-roll bar - aluminium assembly carrier RHD - vehicles with right-hand drive
- Removing and installing front left vehicle level sensor G78
- Inspecting the steering joint
- Removing and installing the steering joint
Assembly carrier, anti-roll bar, track control arm - assembly carrier made of steel sheet16 pages
- Summary of components: assembly carrier made of steel sheet, anti-roll bar, track control arm LHD - vehicles with left-hand driv
- Summary of components: assembly carrier made of steel sheet, anti-roll bar, track control arm RHD - vehicles with right-hand dri
- Fix the assembly carrier - assembly carrier made of steel sheet
- Lower the assembly carrier in the service position - assembly carrier made of steel sheet
- Removing and installing the assembly carrier - assembly carrier made of steel sheet LHD - vehicles with left-hand drive
- Removing and installing the assembly carrier - assembly carrier made of steel sheet RHD - vehicles with right-hand drive
- Removing and installing the anti-roll bar - assembly carrier made of steel sheet LHD - vehicles with left-hand drive
- Removing and installing the anti-roll bar - assembly carrier made of steel sheet RHD - vehicles with right-hand drive
- Removing and installing the track control arm - assembly carrier made of steel sheet
Replacing rubber-metal bearing for track control arm - assembly carrier made of steel sheet3 pages
- Removing and installing front left vehicle level sensor G78
- Inspecting the steering joint
- Removing and installing the steering joint
The wheel bearing5 pages
- Summary of components of the wheel bearing
- Removing and installing bolt for securing the drive shaft - twelve-sided bolt
- Removing and installing bolt for securing the drive shaft - twelve-sided bolt
- Removing and installing the wheel hub with wheel bearing
- Removing and installing wheel bearing housing
Wheel suspension13 pages
Drive shaft with inner CV joint VL90 and VL1006 pages
Drive shaft with inner CV joint VL1077 pages
Drive shaft with inner tripod joint AAR2600i4 pages
Drive shaft with inner tripod joint AAR3300i4 pages
Repairing outer CV joints RF90, UF100, UF107, RO104, RO37005 pages
Rear suspension, drive shaft66 pages
Repairing rear wheel suspension (vehicles with front-wheel drive)3 pages
Summary of components: Assembly carrier, suspension arm, track rod for rear axle, rear left vehicle level sensorG76 (vehicles wi8 pages
- Rear left vehicle level sensorG76 (Summary of components)
- Remove and install rear left vehicle level sensorG76 in the vehicle
- Removing and installing rear suspension
- Removing and installing top suspension arm
- Removing and installing bottom suspension arm
- Removing and installing track rod for rear axle
- Removing and installing bracket for the speed sensor cable
Summary of components: wheel-bearing housing, trailing arm (vehicles with front-wheel drive)6 pages
Summary of components: shock absorber, helical spring (vehicles with front-wheel drive)4 pages
Summary of components: Anti-roll bar (vehicles with front-wheel-drive)2 pages
Repairing rear wheel suspension (vehicles with four-wheel drive)2 pages
Summary of components: assembly carrier, final drive (vehicles with four-wheel drive)10 pages
- Removing and installing rear suspension
Repairing aluminium assembly carrier3 pages
Repairing steel assembly carrier5 pages
Summary of components: suspension arm, track rod for rear axle, Rear left side vehicle level sensorG76 (vehicles with four-wheel7 pages
- Rear left vehicle level sensorG76 (Summary of components)
- Remove and install rear left vehicle level sensorG76 in the vehicle
- Removing and installing top suspension arm
- Removing and installing bottom suspension arm
- Removing and installing track rod for rear axle
- Removing and installing bracket for the speed sensor cable
Summary of components: wheel-bearing housing, trailing arm (vehicles with four-wheel drive)6 pages
Summary of components: shock absorber, helical spring (vehicles with four-wheel drive)4 pages
Summary of components: anti-roll bar (vehicles with four-wheel-drive)2 pages
Drive shaft (vehicles with four-wheel drive)12 pages
- Summary of components for vehicles up to 06.07
- Summary of components for vehicles as of 07.07
- Removing and installing hexagon screw for securing the drive shaft
- Removing and installing twelve-sided bolt for securing the drive shaft
- Removing and installing a drive shaft
Disassembling and assembling drive shaft5 pages
- Designation, distinguish the diameter as specified and grease quantity for joints
Wheels, tyres. axle align16 pages
Chassis - Specified values of steering geometry4 pages
Vehicle alignment12 pages
- General points
- Measurement preliminaries
- Vehicle alignment
- Overview of the work sequence for vehicle alignment
- Check transversal inclination of the vehicle "straight-ahead position"
- Adjust the camber on the front axle - aluminium assembly carrier
Adjusting the camber on the front axle2 pages
- Adjust the camber on the rear axle
- Adjust the track on the rear axle
- Adjust the track on the front axle
Steering43 pages
Steering column LHD - vehicles with left-hand drive12 pages
- Summary of components of steering column LHD - for vehicles up to CW 44/08
- Summary of components of steering column LHD - for vehicles as of CW 45/08
Removing and installing steering column LHD - for vehicles up to CW 44/083 pages
Removing and installing steering column LHD - for vehicles as of CW 45/083 pages
- Observe handling and transportation of the steering column
- Check the steering column for damage
- Removing and installing holder for steering column and frequency link LHD
Steering column RHD - vehicles with right-hand drive10 pages
- Summary of components of steering column RHD - for vehicles up to CW 44/08
- Summary of components of steering column RHD - for vehicles as of CW 45/08
Removing and installing steering column RHD - for vehicles up to CW 44/083 pages
Removing and installing steering column RHD - for vehicles as of CW 45/083 pages
- Removing and installing holder for steering column and frequency link RHD
Electro-mechanical steering gear - vehicles with aluminium assembly carrier9 pages
- Summary of components for electro-mechanical steering gear - LHD vehicles with aluminium assembly carrier
- Summary of components for electro-mechanical steering gear - RHD vehicles with aluminium assembly carrier
Removing and installing steering gear - LHD vehicles with aluminium assembly carrier3 pages
Removing and installing steering gear - RHD vehicles with aluminium assembly carrier3 pages
Electro-mechanical steering gear - vehicles with assembly carrier made of steel sheet9 pages
- Summary of components for electro-mechanical steering gear - LHD vehicles with assembly carrier made of steel sheet
- Summary of components for electro-mechanical steering gear - RHD vehicles with assembly carrier made of steel sheet
Removing and installing steering gear - LHD vehicles with assembly carrier made of steel sheet3 pages
Removing and installing steering gear - RHD vehicles with assembly carrier made of steel sheet3 pages
Repairing electro-mechanical steering gear3 pages