Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing and installing the suspension strut Special tools and workshop equipment required t  Spreader -3424- t  Engine/gearbox jack, e.g. -V.A.G 1383/A- t  Support -T10149- Removing: –  Unscrew screw for securing the drive shaft to the wheel hub: t  Hexagon screw → Chapter t  Twelve-sided bolt → Chapter   Note t  At the same time the vehicle must not be standing on its wheels, otherwise the wheel bearing will be damaged. t  If the screw is loose, the wheel bearings must not be loaded. t  If the wheel bearings are loaded through the vehicle's own weight, the wheel bearing will be initially damaged. This shortens the life of the wheel bearing. t  When moving vehicles with drive shaft removed, it is advisable to install an external joint instead of the drive shaft and tighten with a torque of 120 Nm. –  Remove wheel.

–  Unscrew the nut of the coupling rod -arrow- from the suspension strut. –  Unhook ABS speed sensor cable at the suspension strut.

–  Unscrew the nuts -arrows-. –  Pull the wheel-bearing housing with steering joint out of the track control arm. –  Pull the outer joint of the drive shaft out of the wheel hub. –  Secure drive shaft with wire to body.   Note The drive shaft must not hang down, otherwise the inner joint will be damaged. –  Screw steering joint to the track control arm.

–  Attach engine/gearbox jack e. g. -V.A.G 1383/A- with support -T10149- to the wheel hub with a wheel bolt.

–  Separate the screwed connection wheel-bearing housing/suspension strut -arrow-.

–  Insert the spreader -3424- in the slot on the wheel-bearing housing. –  Turn ratchet with spreader -3424- 90° and remove. –  Press the brake disc by hand towards the suspension strut. Otherwise the shock absorber may tilt in the opening of the wheel-bearing housing. –  Pull wheel-bearing housing downwards away from the shock-absorber tube and lower with engine/gearbox jack e.g. -V.A.G 1383/A- until the shock-absorber tube hangs free. –  Secure the wheel-bearing housing with wire to the console. –  Remove the engine/gearbox jack e.g. -V.A.G 1383/A- from underneath the wheel-bearing housing. –  Remove the cooling water tank cover → Body Work → Rep. gr.66.

–  Unscrew screws -arrows- for top shock-absorber fixture and take out suspension strut.