Shock Absorbers - Skoda 105 s 1980 Workshop Manual

8.3 SHOCK ABSORBERS
The shock obsorbers ore of the hydroulic,
telescopic, double-octing type of the PAL moke.
The domping effect depends on the speed of the
relotive movements of the oxle ond body. Doto
required for testing ond odiusting the shock
obsorbers ore given in the following Tobles.
Front Shock Absorber - see Fig.8.3/1
type PT 26x110, Ser. No.443.621-215.000
1 9 7 7 - 7 4 1 9 7 8 o n
Maximum stroks l l O m m 1 1 0 m m
Damping torce during
down stroke (compr€s-
sion
4 7 0 N 500N
Damping force during
upward stroke (expan-
sion)
l o S N
1 300N
Filling capacity l O O c c
1 O O c c
Reor Shock Absorber
type T 26x175; Ser. No. 443.621.247.OO1
1 9 7 7 - 7 8 1 9 7 8 o n
Both types of shock obsorbers ore of similor
design, only their bottom fostening is different
(the front shock obsorber hos o fostening eye,
the reor shock obsorber hos o bolt ond locks
the outer protective tube). They hove o differ-
ent stroke, domping force, ond filling copocity.
Removing ond Refitting
When removing or refitting o shock obsorber,
retoin the piston rod (upper fostening) by hold-
ing the flottened end of the threod in o sponner.
In the cose of the reor shock cbsorber, retoin
the piston rod in the bottom port by holding the
heod of the bolt connecting it to the shock
obsorber cylinder.
The ossembly of the rubber bushes of the
respective shock obsorber mounting con be seen
i n F i g . 8 . 3 / 1 .
Access to the upper mountings of
'the
front
shock obsorbers is from the luggoge boot
(under the floor). The threod is protected by
o cop nut. The mountings of the reor shock
obsorbers ore occessible from the reor luggoge
comportment behing the reor seot bockrests
ofter folding owoy the upholstery on the wheel
orch. The mounting is in the cyllndricol exten-
sion piece in the scuttle of the reor dosh.
Shock Absorbor Dismcntling
D i s m o n t l i n g i s o r o u t i n e p r o c e d u r e b e g i n n i n g
with screwing out the plug (1) ofter the pro-
tective sleeve (tube) hos been removed. Never
dismontle the piston volves since there is o risk
of impoiring the domping force by mixlng up
the volves.
o
o
*) At o temperoture ol 25 to 30oC,
of 100 strokes per minute, ond
100 mm.
frequency
stroke of
Fig.8.3/1 - Front Shock Absorber - Sectionol View
Maximum stroke 1 7 5 m m 1 7 5 m m
Damping force during
down stroke (compres-
ston,
4 7 0 N 500N
Damping force during
upward stroke {expan-
sronl
9 5 0 N
r 200N
Filling capacity
1 6 0 c c 1 6 0 c c
1 3 0