Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Remove propshaft –  Remove the sound dampening system → Body Work; Rep. gr.50. –  Removing the whole exhaust gas system → Engine; Rep. gr.26. –  Support propshaft with engine/gearbox jack, e.g. -V.A.G 1383A- (as an aid, e.g. use a wooden wedge) –  Secure the propshaft against falling down with a belt. For vehicles Octavia II and Yeti

–  Remove the heat shield -2- below the propshaft, to do so release the screws -1-.

–  After removing the heat shield screw on again by hand the intermediate bearing of the propshaft -arrow- with the screws -1-. For vehicles Superb II

–  Remove the heat protection plate below the propshaft -arrows-. For all vehicles –  Mark the position of the propshaft with flexible disk to the output flange of the angle gearbox.

–  Unscrew propshaft from angle gearbox -arrows-.

When loosening and tightening, counterhold the propshaft on the rear final drive.

–  Remove pendulum support from gearbox, to do so release the bolts -arrow B- and -arrow C-.   Note

After unscrewing the fixing screws for the pendulum support at the gearbox, the engine/gearbox unit swivels slightly towards the front (direction front). Make sure that the gasket ring in the flange of the propshaft is not damaged. For vehicles Octavia II Vehicles with rear final drive „02D/0AV“

–  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-. For all vehicles Vehicles with rear final drive „0BR“

–  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-. For all vehicles A second person is required to secure the front propshaft pipe for the further removal operations. For vehicles Octavia II and Yeti

–  Remove the intermediate bearing of the propshaft -arrow- from the structure, to do so release the screws -1-. For vehicles Superb II

–  Unscrew intermediate bearing of propshaft from the vehicle -arrows-. For all vehicles –  Then guide the propshaft towards the front (direction front). While doing so, slightly press the engine/gearbox assembly forwards. –  Afterwards pull off the propshaft from the centering stud at the rear final drive. –  Then pull off the propshaft from centering stud of the angular gearbox.   Note

t  Do not tilt propshaft when removing, detach horizontally from centering stud of angular gearbox and from centering stud of rear final drive. The gasket ring/centering bushing -arrow- must not be damaged, otherwise the propshaft has to be replaced. t  Do not bend the propshaft, only store extended and transport.