To avoid injury, hold up the wheel when unscrewing the bolts.
Step 11
Remove the wheel.
Step 12
Clean the stabiliser link fasteners. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 13
Unscrew the fastener connecting the stabilizer link to the shock strut. Use a drive socket #18. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 14
Remove the stabilizer rod.
Step 15
Disconnect the wiring and the brake hose from the bracket on the shock strut. Use a crowbar.
Step 16
Clean the fasteners connecting the shock strut to the steering knuckle. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 17
Loosen the fastener of the driveshaft. Use a drive socket #24. Use a tap wrench.
Step 18
Unscrew the lower fastener connecting the shock strut to the steering knuckle. Use XZN #14. Use a drive socket #18. Use a tap wrench. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 19
Clean all joints of the arm. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 20
Unscrew the fastener connecting the ball joint to the suspension control arm. Use a drive socket #16. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 21
Disconnect the spherical joint from the arm.
Step 22
Unscrew the fastener connecting the drive shaft to the wheel hub. Use a drive socket #24. Use a tap wrench.
Step 23
Remove the fastening bolt.
Step 24
Remove the drive shaft.
Step 25
Remove the fastening bolt.
Step 26
Release the lower fastener connecting the shock strut to the steering knuckle. Use a special drive socket to remove the shock absorber. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 27
Prop up the steering knuckle. Use a hydraulic transmission jack.
Step 28
Disconnect the steering knuckle from the shock absorber strut.
Step 29
Unscrew the top fastening of the shock strut mount.
AUTODOC recommends:
Important! Hold the suspension strut while unscrewing the fastening bolts. Skoda Octavia 1Z5
Step 30
Remove the suspension strut.
Step 31
Set the shock absorber strut on the spring compressor tool.
Replacement: coil springs – Skoda Octavia 1Z5. Tip from AUTODOC experts:
Note that when using a spring compressor, spring coils need to be securely gripped, compressing the spring on the opposite sides.Ensure the correct position of the spring in the retainer.Make sure that the spring coils tightly entered the lock handles.
Step 32
Compress the spring.
Step 33
Treat the shock strut rod. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 34
Remove the strut piston rod nut. Use HEX No.H7. Use a drive socket #21. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 35
Remove the shock absorber mount, boot and bump stop.
AUTODOC recommends:
Replacement: coil springs – Skoda Octavia 1Z5. Carefully inspect the mount, the boot, and the bump stop of the shock absorber. Replace if necessary.
Step 36
Release the coil spring.
Step 37
Remove the spring.
Step 38
Install the spring on the shock absorber.
Step 39
Compress the spring.
Step 40
Install the mount, the boot and the bump stop on the shock absorber.
Step 41
Tighten the shock strut piston rod nut. Use HEX No.H6. Use a drive socket #22. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 60 Nm torque.
Replacement: coil springs – Skoda Octavia 1Z5. Tip from AUTODOC:
Check to make sure the spring is positioned correctly. Avoid its misalignment.
Step 42
Treat the shock strut rod. Use copper grease.
Step 43
Decompress the spring.
Step 44
Remove the assembled shock strut.
Step 45
Treat the mounting seats of the shock strut. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 46
Install the shock strut into the wheel arch.
Step 47
Screw the top fastening of the shock strut mount. Do not tighten it.
AUTODOC recommends:
Skoda Octavia 1Z5 – To avoid injury, hold the suspension strut while screwing in the fastening bolts.
Step 48
Treat the shock strut mounting seat on the steering knuckle. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 49
Fix the shock absorber strut on the steering knuckle.
Step 50
Install the fastening bolt.
Step 51
Screw in the fastener that connects the shock strut to the steering knuckle. Use a drive socket #18. Use XZN #14. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 52
Clean the splines of the drive shaft CV joint. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 53
Mount the drive shaft into the
wheel hub.
Step 54
Remove the support from under the steering knuckle.
AUTODOC recommends:
Replacement: coil springs – Skoda Octavia 1Z5. Lower the transmission jack smoothly, without jerks, to avoid damaging components and mechanisms.
Step 55
Attach the ball joint to the control arm.
Step 56
Tighten the ball joint fastener. Use a drive socket #16. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 60 nm torque.
Step 57
Install and tighten the drive shaft bolt. Use a drive socket #24. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 58
Tighten the lower fasteners connecting the shock strut to the steering knuckle. Use XZN #14. Use a drive socket #18. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 70 Nm torque.+90°
AUTODOC recommends:
Important! Be sure to use new fasteners.
Step 59
Connect the fastener of the ABS sensor cable to the shock absorber strut.
Step 60
Fasten the brake hose on the strut. Use a crowbar.
Step 61
Tighten the bolt connecting the drive shaft to the wheel hub. Use a drive socket #24. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 200 Nm torque.+90°
AUTODOC recommends:
Important! Be sure to use new fasteners.
Step 62
Ιnstall the transverse stabilizer link.
Step 63
Tighten the fastener connecting the stabilizer link to the shock strut. Use a drive socket #18. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 60 Nm torque.
Step 64
Treat the shock strut fasteners. Treat all joints of the arm. Use copper grease.
Step 65
Treat the surface where the brake disc contacts the wheel rim. Use copper grease.
Step 66
Clean the brake disk surface. Use a brake cleaner.
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