Skoda Fabia II 2007 Workshop Manual page 129

– Unscrew nuts -arrows- at left steering joint.
– Undo nuts from the holder of the front left vehicle level sender
- G78- (when present on vehicle).
– Unhook the track control arm out of the steering joint.
– Swivel the spring unit outwards- while doing so, press the drive
shaft out of the gearbox mounting by hitting on it with a plastic
hammer on the wedge - T10161- .
– Tie up drive shaft.
– Repeat the same procedure on the opposite side of the vehicle
as well.
– Remove the cap - where present - from assembly opening for
the converter nuts.
– Unscrew the 3 nuts -arrow- from the torque converter. To do
so turn the crankshaft each time 120°.
Caution
If not all 3 nuts are unscrewed from the torque converter, the
torque converter is pulled out when removing the gearbox from
the engine!
– Lower the engine/gearbox assembly with the spindle approx.
50 mm.
– Position gearbox mount - 3282- on the engine/gearbox jack -
V.A.G 1383A- .
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