Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Adjust the camber on the front axle - aluminium assembly carrier Move assembly carrier (looking in direction of travel) only to the left or right, never to the front or to the rear! –  Remove the noise insulation.

–  Release screws -1- for the console attachment/assembly carrier to the body on both sides. –  Only the specified value for the camber can be set by moving the assembly carrier -2- with the consoles.   Note Assembly carrier should only be moved to the left or right, on no account in the direction of travel or opposite the direction of travel. –  Screw the assembly carrier and the consoles with new bolts to the body and tighten with the torquing angle. After moving the assembly carrier and also the steering gear, the clearance between the universal joint of the steering column and the cutout of the bulkhead must be checked. Vehicles with left-hand drive:

–  Unscrew fixing nuts -arrows- and remove footwell covering.

Now there must be at least a circular clearance of 5 mm between the universal joint -2- and the cutout of the bulkhead. Vehicles with right hand drive:

–  Unscrew the fixing nut -arrow A- and the expansion clamp -arrow B- of the footwell covering. –  Take the expansion clamp of the covering out of the opening -arrow B-. –  Unclip the footwell covering in -direction of arrow C- and remove. –  Remove screw -1- and pull off the universal joint -2- from the steering gear.

Now there must be at least a circular clearance of 5 mm between the universal joint -2- and the cutout of the bulkhead. Continued for all vehicles:

Tightening torque:

Assembly carrier to body t  Use new screws!

70 Nm + 135°