Škoda Octavia Gearbox 02Q Workshop Manual – Manual Transmission Service & Repair Guide

This OEM workshop manual provides comprehensive service and repair coverage for the Škoda manual gearbox type 02Q, used across multiple Škoda models including Octavia, Superb, and Yeti. The documentation follows manufacturer repair group structure and is intended for professional technicians and advanced users.

The manual includes full technical data, gearbox identification, installation locations, gear ratios, and oil filling capacities. Detailed explanations of front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive transmission systems are provided, including drivetrain layouts and power flow.

Extensive sections cover clutch systems, hydraulic components, pedal assemblies, master and slave cylinders, and fault diagnosis related to clutch operation. Step-by-step procedures are included for removal, installation, adjustment, and bleeding.

The gearbox section documents gear selector mechanisms, shift cables, gearshift units, and selector forks, including complete disassembly and reassembly instructions. Final drive and differential servicing is covered in depth, including flange seals, output shafts, and bearing adjustments.

For all-wheel-drive variants, the manual includes Haldex coupling systems, electrical components, control units, pumps, and complete service procedures. OEM torque values, safety instructions, and cleanliness requirements are emphasized throughout.

Technical Highlights

• Gearbox 02Q technical specifications

• Identification codes, ratios, and oil capacities

• Clutch control and hydraulic systems

• Gearshift mechanism and selector cables

• Gearbox removal and installation (FWD & AWD)

• Gear shafts, pinions, and synchronization

• Final drive and differential service

• Haldex coupling (5th generation)

• Electrical and electronic component locations

• OEM safety and repair procedures

Delivery

Full Contents

• Technical data

  • Identification of the gearbox

  • Location on the gearbox

  • Identification of rear final drive

  • Identification characters, aggregate assignment, ratios, filling capacities (Octavia II)

  • Identification characters, aggregate assignment, ratios, filling capacities (Octavia III)

  • Identification characters, aggregate assignment, ratios, filling capacities (Superb II)

  • Identification characters, aggregate assignment, ratios, filling capacities (Yeti)

  • Transmission System – Overview

    • Front-wheel-drive

    • Four-wheel drive

  • General repair information

    • Contact corrosion

    • Safety measures for working on vehicles with start/stop system

    • Safety precautions during road tests in which testing and measuring equipment is used

  • Components

•  Clutch

  • Repairing clutch control

    • Overview

    • Summary of components – Foot controls (Octavia II, Superb II and Yeti)

    • Summary of components – Foot controls (Octavia III)

    • Removing and installing holder for knee airbag with crash strut for clutch pedal (Yeti)

    • Removing and installing bearing bush (Octavia III)

    • Removing and installing over-centre helper spring (Octavia II)

    • Removing and installing over-centre helper spring (Octavia III)

    • Removing and installing over-centre helper spring (Superb II)

    • Removing and installing over-centre helper spring (Yeti)

    • Removing and installing tension spring and over-centre helper spring (Octavia III)

    • Removing and installing clutch pedal (Octavia II, Superb II, Yeti)

    • Removing and installing clutch pedal (Octavia III)

    • Removing and installing bearing bracket for clutch pedal (Octavia II)

    • Removing and installing bearing bracket for clutch pedal (Octavia III)

    • Removing and installing bearing bracket for clutch pedal (Superb II)

    • Removing and installing bearing block for clutch pedal (Yeti)

    • Removing and installing master cylinder (Octavia II, Superb II, Yeti)

    • Removing and installing master cylinder (Octavia III)

    • Removing and installing clutch position sender G476 (Octavia II)

    • Removing and installing clutch position sender G476 (Octavia III)

    • Removing and installing clutch position sender G476 (Superb II)

    • Removing and installing clutch position sender G476 (Yeti)

    • Summary of components – Hydraulic (Octavia II and Superb II)

    • Summary of components – Hydraulics (Octavia III)

    • Summary of components – Hydraulic (Yeti)

    • Check hydraulic clutch control

    • Removing and installing cables for clutch control (Octavia III)

    • Bleed the clutch control

    • Repairing clutch control

  • Summary of components – Front-wheel-drive

  • Summary of components – Four-wheel drive

  • Remove and install slave cylinder with clutch release bearing

  • Replace gasket ring for drive shaft

  • Repairing clutch

    • Summary of components – Repairing the clutch make “Sachs”

    • Removing and installing clutch make “Sachs”

    • Summary of components – Repairing the clutch make “LuK”

    • Removing and installing clutch make “LuK”

  • Fault finding power transmission – problems with the clutch and clutch control

• Controls, housing

  • Repairing shift mechanism

    • Fitting location of shift mechanism

    • Summary of components (Octavia II)

    • Summary of components (Octavia III)

    • Summary of components (Superb II)

    • Summary of components (Yeti)

    • Summary of components – gearshift knob with shift lever collar (Octavia II)

    • Summary of components – gearshift knob with shift lever collar (Octavia III)

    • Summary of components – gearshift knob with shift lever collar (Superb II)

    • Summary of components – gearshift knob with shift lever collar (Yeti)

    • Removing and installing gearshift knob with shift lever collar (Octavia II)

    • Removing and installing gearshift knob with shift lever collar (Octavia III)

    • Removing and installing gearshift knob and shift lever collar (Superb II)

    • Removing and installing gearshift knob with shift lever collar (Yeti)

    • Summary of components – Gearshift mechanism (Octavia II up to 10.06)

    • Summary of components – Gearshift mechanism (Octavia II as of 11.06)

    • Summary of components – Gearshift mechanism (Octavia III)

    • Summary of components – Gearshift mechanism (Superb II)

    • Summary of components – Gearshift mechanism (Yeti)

    • Disassembling and assembling the gearshift mechanism (as of 11.2006)

    • Summary of components – Control cables (Octavia II)

    • Summary of components – Control cables (Octavia III)

    • Summary of components – Control cables (Superb II)

    • Summary of components – Control cables (Yeti)

    • Plastic relay lever

    • Removing and installing shift mechanism (Octavia II)

    • Remove and install shift mechanism (Octavia III)

    • Removing and installing shift mechanism (Superb II)

    • Removing and installing shift mechanism (Yeti)

    • Removing and installing shift mechanism and selector cable (Octavia II)

    • Remove and install shift mechanism and selector cable (Octavia III)

    • Removing and installing shift mechanism and selector cable (Superb II)

    • Removing and installing shift cable and selector cable (Yeti)

    • Setting the shift mechanism

• Removing and installing the gearbox

  • Removing gearbox – front-wheel drive (Octavia II and Superb II)

  • Removing gearbox – four-wheel drive (Octavia II and Superb II)

  • Remove gearbox – front-wheel drive (Yeti and Octavia III)

  • Remove gearbox – four-wheel drive (Yeti and Octavia III)

  • Transporting the gearbox

  • Installing gearbox – front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive (Octavia II and Superb II)

  • Install gearbox – front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive (Yeti and Octavia III)

  • Check gear oil level

• Removing and installing angle gearbox

  • Removing angle gearbox (Octavia II, Superb II and Yeti)

  • Installing angle gearbox (Octavia II, Superb II and Yeti)

  • Angle gearbox – Summary of components (Octavia III)

  • Angle gearbox parts – Summary of components (Octavia III)

  • Remove angle gearbox (Octavia III)

  • Install angle gearbox (Octavia III)

  • Tightening torques for angle gearbox (Octavia III)

  • Inspecting gear oil in the angle gearbox

  • Check oil level in angle gearbox (Octavia II, Superb II and Yeti)

  • Replenish oil in angle gearbox (Octavia II, Superb II and Yeti)

  • Check oil level in angle gearbox (Octavia III)

  • Drain oil from angle gearbox and refill (Octavia III)

• Disassembling and assembling the gearbox

  • Gearbox overview

  • Summary of components

  • Removing and installing gearbox housing and shift mechanism

  • Removing and installing the drive shaft, output shafts, differential gear, gearshift rods and angle gearbox

  • Mounting sequence up to production date 20/01/2008 (Octavia II)

  • Mounting sequence as of production date 21/01/2008

• Repairing gearbox housing

  • Summary of components – Gearbox housing

  • Repairing gearbox housing

  • Repairing clutch housing

    • Summary of components – vehicles with front-wheel drive

    • Summary of components – vehicles with four-wheel drive

  • Repairing gearshift unit

    • Gearshift unit (Octavia II and Octavia III)

    • Gearshift unit up to 05/2009 (Superb II)

    • Gearshift unit as of 06/2009 (Superb II)

    • Gearshift unit (Yeti)

• Disassembling and assembling the gearshift forks

  • Disassembling and assembling gearshift forks up to 05/2009 (Octavia II)

  • Disassembling and assembling gearshift forks up to 05/2009 (Superb II and Yeti)

  • Disassembling and assembling the gearshift forks as of 06/2009

• Gears, shafts

  • Drive shaft

  • Disassembling and assembling the drive shaft

  • Modifications in the area of the grooved ball bearing/drive shaft (Octavia II)

  • Output shaft gears 1 through 4

  • Disassembling and assembling output shaft gears 1 through 4

  • Alterations of the synchronization

  • Setting output shaft gears 1 through 4

  • Output shaft 5th, 6th gear / reverse gear

  • Disassembling and assembling output shaft 5th / 6th gear and reverse gear

  • Adjusting output shaft 5th, 6th gear / reverse gear

• Final drive – differential

  • Replacing gasket rings for flange shaft or rigid shaft with gearbox installed

  • Replacing the left flange shaft gasket ring

  • Replace gasket ring for the right rigid shaft (front-wheel drive)

  • Replace gasket ring for right flange shaft (front-wheel drive)

  • Replacing the right flange shaft gasket ring (four-wheel drive)

  • Replacing gasket rings between angle gearbox and manual gearbox (four-wheel drive)

  • Replacing the needle bearing and gasket ring on right flange shaft (four-wheel drive)

  • Replace gasket ring for angle gearbox output flange

  • Differential gear

  • Summary of components – vehicles with front-wheel drive

  • Summary of components – vehicles with four-wheel drive

  • Disassembling and assembling differential gear

  • Adjusting the differential gear

  • Removing and installing propshaft

  • Repairing propshaft

  • Removing and installing the rear final drive

  • Replacing gasket rings for rear final drive flange shafts

  • Electrical / electronic components and fitting locations for the Haldex coupling

  • Haldex coupling – summary of components

  • Removing and installing Haldex coupling

  • Disassembling and assembling Haldex coupling

  • Checking and changing oil for Haldex coupling

  • Inspect operation of Haldex coupling