Skoda Octavia II 2004 Workshop Manual page 55

• Do not bend the propshaft, only store extended and transport.
• When removing, do not let the propshaft »hang«, always sup‐
port it.
• Always remove or mount the propshaft horizontally from the
centering stud.
– Remove noise insulation ⇒ Body Work; Rep. gr. 50 .
– Remove the rear part of the exhaust gas system ⇒ Engine;
Rep. gr. 26 .
– Loosen screws -arrows- for center bearing about 3 turns.
– Support propshaft with engine/gearbox jack e.g. -V.A.G
1383A- (as an aid, e.g. use a wooden wedge)
– Check if a marking (colour point) is present on the flexible disk/
oscillation damper and on the flange of the four-wheel drive
clutch -arrows-. If not, mark the position of the flexible disk/
oscillation damper and the flange on the four-wheel drive
clutch to each other -arrows-.
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