stuartj

That's all good to know I've got a lovely 2 way hand winch so that should make lowering/raising the gearbox pretty easy and it definitely sounds like leaving the transfer box on is the way to go. At least having replaced both front props this year I know both will come out relatively easily. Slave cylinders by definition are a weak point in the clutch system a constant use rubber seal is always going to fail at some point so to my cynical mind these concentric slave cylinders are designed purely to make the dealerships money. A 10 minute job has been turned into several hours of graft...

T

Can I add that I have read through the thread on this topic but there's little information on the 4x4 6 speed box other than 1 person saying they came with smf as standard and others saying skoda doesn't recommend the conversion. If you can't do it then why do they manufacture the conversion kit for this gearbox? Anyone with any first hand experience?

I've had the dreaded slave cylinder failure on my Octavia (who thought that putting a slave cylinder inside the gearbox was a good idea?) Just put 12 months MOT on it with new rear bearings, front drive shafts and rear shocks it's got good tyres too. My question is how good is a single mass flywheel conversion on the 6 speed 4x4 box? Up to now I've done everything on it myself but without access to a workshop this is probably too much for me as I'm aware just how much of a PITA this job will be and replacing with a duel mass kit just isn't viable. Thanks for any advice.