Skoda Octavia 1996 Service Manual page 32

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Crank Assembly
- Remove vibration damper.
- Remove top, bottom and centre toothed belt
guards.
- Unbolt PAS reservoir.
K - Unbolt engine support from the engine
mounting bracket and engine mounting
bracket from the body -arrows-.
- Mark direction of running of toothed belt.
- Slacken semi-automatic tensioning pulley
and take off toothed belt.
- Turn back crankshaft slightly.
K - Unbolt engine support from engine -arrows-.
Notes:
♦ Raise engine slightly with shaft of supporting
device MP 9-200 for slackening the front bolt
of the engine support.
♦ Raise or lower engine, appropriately, with
shaft of supporting device MP 9-200 for
taking off the engine support.
Installing, tensioning toothed belt (setting
timing)
Notes:
♦ The toothed belt setting should be carried
out as described below even in the case of
repairs which only necessitate taking the
toothed belt off the camshaft sprocket.
♦ When rotating the camshaft, the crankshaft
must not be positioned at TDC otherwise
there is a risk of damage from the valves
striking the piston crowns.
Condition
l The pistons must not be at top dead centre.
K - Move marking on camshaft sprocket so that
it is aligned with the marking on the toothed
belt guard -arrow-.
OCTAVIA
Edition 05.97
S00.5105.51.20