Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing –  Raise vehicle.

–  Separate exhaust system at the double clamp and remove bracket for the exhaust system from the assembly carrier → Engine; Rep. gr.26. –  Tie up pre-exhaust pipe.   Note The decoupling element in the exhaust pipe should not be bent by more than 10° - risk of damage. –  Remove the rear part of the exhaust system from the double clamp → Engine; Rep. gr.26. Vehicles Octavia II and Superb II –  Remove the heat shield below the propshaft.

–  Slacken intermediate bearing of propshaft from the structure by approx. 4 turns -arrows-. Vehicles Yeti

–  Remove the heat shield -2- below the propshaft, to do so release the screws -1-. –  After removing the heat shield screw on again the intermediate bearing of the propshaft -arrow- with the screws -1- until the intermediate bearing can be moved. Continued for all vehicles

–  Remove pendulum support from gearbox, to do so release the bolts -arrow B- and -arrow C-.   Note Do not release screw -arrow A-.

–  Check, if a marking (colour point) is present on the flexible disk/oscillation damper and at the flange on the Haldex coupling -arrows-. If not, mark the position of the flexible disk and the flange on the Haldex coupling to each other -arrows-.

–  Unscrew propshaft with flexible disk and oscillation damper from rear final drive -arrows-.

–  Subsequently push the engine/gearbox unit to the front with a 2nd mechanic -direction of arrow- and insert a suitable wooden wedge -A- (approx. 50 mm thick) between the assembly carrier -B- and the gearbox -C-. –  While doing so, remove the propshaft from the flange at the Haldex coupling (centering stud) on the rear final drive.   Note

Do not tilt propshaft when removing, pull off horizontally from centering stud of final drive towards the rear. The gasket ring/centering bushing -arrow- must not be damaged, otherwise the propshaft has to be replaced.

–  Tie up the rear part of the propshaft -A- to the suspension -B- of the exhaust gas system.

–  Lash the vehicle to the lift platform using the tensioning straps -T10038-.   WARNING If the vehicle is not lashed, there is a risk of the vehicle toppling off the lift platform.

–  Unscrew hexagon nut at flange of Haldex coupling. -A- Screw M10 x 25 -B- Allen screw M8 x 15 (is screwed in from the reverse side into the counterholder -T30004 -)

–  Disconnect flange for Haldex coupling. If there is any resistance, use three armed extractor, e.g. -Kukko 12/1-, -Kukko 12/1-.

–  Pull out gasket ring with ejection lever -MP3-418-.