Skoda Octavia II 2004 Workshop Manual page 73

– Unscrew fixing screw -arrow- from front bracket-final drive.
– Slightly lower final drive and carefully pull out the engine and
gearbox jack e.g. -V.A.G 1383A- from the rear assembly car‐
rier.
Installing
• Installation is carried out in the reverse order. When installing,
observe the following:
• When re-installing, fit all parts of the propshaft marked rela‐
tively to each other in the same position.
• The gasket ring -arrow- in the flange of the propshaft must not
be damaged when removing and installing. If the sealing ring
is damaged, the propshaft must be replaced.
– Push propshaft horizontally onto the respective centering
studs.
Fitting position
Three protruding bushings on the four-wheel drive clutch flange
or the four-wheel drive clutch and the propshaft flange grip into
the location holes of the rear flexible disks with oscillation damper.
– Install the propshaft on the flange of the four-wheel drive clutch
in such a way that the markings -arrows- are on the same line.
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When replacing the rear final drive, the axle oil
♦
⇒ "5.2 Check the oil level in the final drive.", page 90
oil for the four-wheel drive clutch
⇒ "6.5 Drain off and fill oil for four-wheel drive clutch",
page 107 must be checked and topped up if necessary.
If droning noises occur while driving, the following must be
♦
observed.
Remove balancing nut and balancing washer -arrows-.
♦
Then unscrew if necessary the propshaft with the flexible disk
♦
from the flange of the four-wheel drive clutch and screw on
again offset by one hole.
If the droning noises can still be heard, the propshaft must be
♦
screwed on once again offset to a hole.
Octavia II 2004 ➤ , Octavia II 2010 ➤ , Superb II 2008 ➤ , Superb II 20 ...
Propshaft and rear final drive - Edition 10.2018
and the
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2. Final drive