Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Installing:

–  Insert suspension strut, while doing so one of the two markings -arrows- must point in direction of travel.

Tighten screws -arrows- for top shock-absorber fixture. –  Install water box cover → Body Work → Rep. gr.66.

–  Attach engine/gearbox jack e. g. -V.A.G 1383/A- with support -T10149- to the wheel hub with a wheel bolt. –  Position the suspension strut at the wheel-bearing housing. –  Remove the wire at the wheel-bearing housing. –  Carefully raise up the wheel-bearing housing using the engine/gearbox jack to the point where the screw for the suspension strut/wheel-bearing housing can be inserted. –  When lifting, press the brake disc by hand towards the suspension strut. Otherwise the shock absorber may tilt in the opening of the wheel-bearing housing. –  Remove spreader -3424-.

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

–  Unscrew the nuts -arrows-. –  Pull the wheel-bearing housing with steering joint out of the track control arm. –  Insert drive shaft into the wheel hub. –  Insert wheel-bearing housing with steering joint into the track control arm. –  Screw steering joint to the track control arm -arrows-.   Note Make sure the boot is neither damaged nor twisted. –  Attach ABS speed sensor cable to the suspension strut. –  Insert coupling rod into suspension strut and tighten. –  Tighten 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. –  Tighten wheel.

Tightening torques:

Wheel-bearing housing to suspension strut t  Use new nuts t  the tip of bolt must point in the direction of travel	70 Nm + 90°
Suspension strut to body t  Use new screws	15 Nm + 90°
Steering joint to track control arm
t  Track control arm made of steel casting	60 Nm
t  Track control arm made of steel sheet	100 Nm
Coupling rod to suspension strut t  Use new nuts! t  Counterhold the internal serration of the pivot pin	65 Nm
Drive shaft to wheel hub with wheel bearing „hexagon screw“ t  Use new screw t  Vehicle must not be standing on its wheels for tightening the screw	200 Nm + 180°
Drive shaft to wheel hub with wheel bearing „twelve-sided bolt“ t  Use new screw t  Vehicle must not be standing on its wheels for tightening the screw	70 Nm + 90°
Wheel bolts	120 Nm