Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing –  Remove the sound dampening system → Body Work; Rep. gr.50. –  Remove 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)

–  Remove heat shield -2-, to do so release the screws -1-. –  After removing the heat shield screw on again by hand the intermediate bearing of the propshaft with the screws -1-.

–  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.

–  Check, if the markings of the CV joint/propshaft -arrows A and B- are present. If not, mark them with colours.

–  Flange off the front propshaft pipe from the rear propshaft pipe -arrows-. –  Push the front propshaft pipe to the front and swivel out the flange of the rear propshaft pipe.   Note When swivelling out make sure that the front propshaft pipe is inclined as little as possible to the bottom. –  Carefully pull off the front propshaft pipe from the centering stud.   Note

The gasket ring -arrow- in the flange of the propshaft must not be damaged. –  Pull off propshaft horizontally from centering stud. –  Swivel down the front propshaft pipe and remove.

–  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 rear propshaft pipe with flexible disk and oscillation damper from rear final drive -arrows-. –  Unscrew intermediate bearing of propshaft from the vehicle arrows. –  Carefully pull off the rear propshaft pipe from the centering stud.   Note t  Do not tilt propshaft when removing, pull off horizontally from the centering stud.

t  The gasket ring in the centering bush -arrow- must not be damaged. The flexible disk and oscillation damper cannot be separated.