Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

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

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

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

–  Slacken the intermediate bearing of the propshaft from the body by approx. 4 turns -arrows-. 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 the intermediate bearing of the propshaft -arrow- with the screws -1- until the intermediate bearing can be moved. Vehicles with rear final drive „02D/0AV“ (Octavia II)

–  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-. 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

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

–  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.

–  Support propshaft with engine/gearbox jack, e.g. -V.A.G 1383A -. Vehicles - „two-piece“ propshaft –  If necessary remove flexible disk from the propshaft -arrows-. Vehicles - „one-piece“ propshaft

–  Tie up the rear part of the propshaft -A- for the suspension -B- of the exhaust gas system. Continued for all vehicles

–  Lash the vehicle securely to the lift platform using 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-.

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