Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing - Front-wheel-drive –  Remove engine cover → engine; Rep. gr.10.   Note t  All cable straps which are detached or cut open when removing, should be fitted on again in the same place when installing. t  If the battery earth strap is disconnected and connected, carry out additional operations → Electrical System; Rep. gr.27. –  Disconnect the battery-earth strap with the ignition off → Electrical System; Rep. gr.27. –  Remove battery and battery tray → Electrical System; Rep. gr.27. –  Remove air filter → Engine; Rep. gr.24. For vehicles Octavia II –  Remove the cooling water tank cover → Body Work; Rep. gr.66. Continued for all vehicles

–  Disconnect the plug connection -1- at the starter and -4- at the reversing light switch. –  Unscrew cable -2- at the starter and earth strap -3-. –  Expose cables. –  Unscrew fixing screw for starter at the top.

–  Remove circlip -arrow 1- for shift cable from gearbox shift lever -A-. –  Pull off the shift cable from the stud. Metal relay lever –  Remove circlip -arrow 2- for selector cable from relay lever -B-. –  Pull off the selector cable from the stud. –  Remove circlip -arrow 3- from the relay lever -B- and remove relay lever.   Note Always replace circlips → Electronic Catalogue of Original Parts

Plastic relay lever l  Before removal, the cable lock must be separated from the selector cable in order to avoid damage to the selector cable. –  Pull forward the locking mechanism as far as the stop in -direction of arrow 1-, then lock by turning to the left in -direction of arrow 2-. –  Remove the relay lever together with the cable lock → Chapter. Continued for all vehicles

–  Remove the gearshift lever -A-, for this step unscrew nut -arrow 4-.

–  Remove cable support from the gearbox -arrows- and tie up laterally together with selector cable and shift cable –  Remove bracket -B- from the gearbox and pull off from the tube-hose line -A-.

–  Remove the support -arrows A-. –  Remove the slave cylinder -arrows B- and lay aside, secure with wire, do not open the line system.   WARNING After removing the slave cylinder, do not depress the clutch pedal. –  Loosen the front left wheel bolts. –  Remove engine/gearbox connecting screws at the top. For vehicles Octavia II

–  Fit supporting device -T 30099-. For vehicles Superb II

–  If hose and cable connections are located in the area of the lifting eye of the engine for the supporting device -MP9-200 (10-222A)-, these must now be removed. –  Tighten the holder -T10346- on the rear of the three location holes for the battery tray. –  To do so, use a collar screw M6 or one of the fixing screws for the battery tray. –  Position the supporting device -MP9-200 (10 - 222 A)- behind the pressurized gas strut -A- for the engine bonnet. –  The feet of the supporting device must be placed as shown in the illustration, behind the screw -arrow 1- and sideways up to the screw -arrow 2- on the edge of the screwed connection for the wing. –  Connect the holder -T10346- with the supporting device. –  Hook the second spindle into the front left engine lifting eye. Continued for all vehicles –  Take up the weight of the engine/gearbox unit at the spindle.

–  Unscrew the fixing screws -arrows- from the gearbox mount. –  Raise vehicle → BookletOctavia II, if necessary → BookletSuperb II. –  Fit the left front wheel → Chassis; Rep. gr.44. –  Raise vehicle → Body Work; Rep. gr.50 and front left wheelhouse liner → Body Work; Rep. gr.66. –  Removing starter → Electrical System; Rep. gr.27.

–  If applicable remove cap for drive shaft from the engine -arrows-.

–  Unbolt bracket for exhaust system -arrows-. –  Remove front exhaust pipe with catalytic converter from exhaust manifold → Engine; Rep. gr.26. –  Remove drive shafts from flange shafts → Chassis; Rep. gr.40 and tie up as far as possible (do not damage the surface protection).

–  Unplug connector -1- of oil level/temperature sender (if present).

–  Remove pendulum support -arrows A, B- and -C-.

–  Remove small cover plate -A- for flywheel (if present).

–  Unscrew screws -A- and -B- and remove support -1- for exhaust manifold (if present).

–  Disconnect the plug connection on the vehicle level sensor (if present). –  Unscrew nut -2-. –  Release screw -1- and remove the sender. –  Fix the assembly carrier before removing → Chassis; Rep. gr.40. –  Remove the assembly carrier with console without steering gear, left track control arm and coupling rod → Chassis; Rep. gr.40. –  Insert gearbox mount -3282- into engine/gearbox jack, e.g. -V.A.G 1383 A--V.A.G 1383 A-. Complete engine/gearbox jack with gearbox mount -3282- and adjusting plate -3282/39- as follows: –  Position adjusting plate -3282/39- on gearbox mount -3282- (adjusting plate fits in only one position). –  Align arms of the gearbox mount to match the holes in the adjusting plate.

–  Screw in the mounting elements-A- and -C- as shown on adjusting plate. –  Position engine/gearbox jack below vehicle, arrow -B- on adjusting plate points in the direction of travel/vehicle.

–  Align adjusting plate parallel to the gearbox and lock securing elements of the support at the gearbox. –  Carefully lower engine with gearbox slightly.   Note Observe all lines when lowering the gearbox.

–  Remove gearbox console -A--arrows-. –  Remove engine/gearbox connecting screws below.

–  Press the gearbox out of the sleeves. –  Slightly press engine forward. –  Turn the gearbox via the spindles of the gearbox mount -3282- downwards and backwards.

–  Lower gearbox carefully, while doing so guide the right flange shaft -A- into the area of the flywheel/intermediate plate as shown. –  Change the gearbox position at the spindles of the gearbox mount -3282- when lowering.   Note Observe all lines when lowering the gearbox.