Hi to all, I've recently bought a 2012 Fabia2 1.6 tdi and allready had a load of repairs to do. the rear axle has a rot hole in the side of one of the spring cups so will need replacing.

I may go down the new route which is £260 or it may be secondhand which could be £80 to £180 ish. Bearing in mind the fabia shares floorpans with ibiza, audi a1, vw fox, vw polo. I know where there's a good axle on a 2013 ibiza 1.6tdi (drum brakes same as mine). Has anyone done this replacement before the part numbers are the same but for the first three digits one is 6R0 and the other is 6Q0 the rest of the numbers are the same. Any information would be of interest.

Mk1 and mk2 bolt up the same.

See if IM axles on ebay do them, i think they do.

Reasonable prices and meant to be top tier but ive not used em yet

I would just fit new one. Probably a lot easier than getting a second hand one off plus fitting new bushes etc. Had a look on IM axles and £140 for mk2 fabia. My sons is getting pretty poor as well. Thanks to DieselMonte for link.

Alasdair

27 minutes ago, Alasdair1 said:

I would just fit new one. Probably a lot easier than getting a second hand one off plus fitting new bushes etc. Had a look on IM axles and £140 for mk2 fabia. My sons is getting pretty poor as well. Thanks to DieselMonte for link.

Alasdair

100% find a new one

Once got quoted 300 for one out of a scrap ibiza when i was swapping for discs

Got one out of a mk1 vrs for 60 and refurbed it.

£140 is a bargain bushes and all

Not sure on the quality but got to be easier plus ready to underseal and fit. Maybe someone on here can vouch for their quality etc. I was pleasantly surprised as well £140 is a bargain if its upto scratch

Alasdair

9 hours ago, Alasdair1 said:

Not sure on the quality but got to be easier plus ready to underseal and fit. Maybe someone on here can vouch for their quality etc. I was pleasantly surprised as well £140 is a bargain if its upto scratch

Alasdair

Not used them but have heard nothing but glowing reviews about them, they do loads of makes and all seem top notch

Yep I have contacted them, £260 for mine apparently with mine on drums there dearer than having disc brakes.

Bear in mind no stub axles or backplates so they have to be swopped or replaced.

Hi all, just an update on my axle woes.

Axle from I'm axles now fitted by my garage i use but not without a few problems.

When said axle arrived I opened up packing and noticed some of the shock mount welds were a bit questionable and contacted I'm axles, they replied saying all there axles were the same but said I could have a refund but by this time it was only 4days till it was to be fitted so decided to leave it at that and thought maybe I was being over cautious.

So it was duly fitted and on collecting car the mechanic said although it went well the nearside brakehose bracket didn't seem right and now the hose was a bit tight. (See pics )

So I contacted them again with pics and voicing my concerns to which they replied bend the bracket to release the tension. That could of been done on the offside bracket if needed but the nearside is a much beefy thing with a very short tab on it which bending wouldn't of helped as it's 40- 50mm to short.

So I'm now trying to find a brake hose that's slightly longer than the original which will sort it.

I've replied to them stating the safety issues of this, they recon there selling approx 10 skoda axles a day and never heard of this before so maybe I got a Friday afternoon axle who knows?

Thats not right at all. Maybe a front flexi would do but may be a bit long. I would hope either a refund or decent discount for all your troubles. Maybe mention to them that your on here an there are a lot of skoda owners who see this post. I to am getting a bit fed up having to adjust aftermarket parts to fit. Surely it cant be that difficult to copy something. I wouldnt be bending anything as it could weaken any weld. Maybe the garage could heat it with oxi torch and bend it. Would need repainting after.

Alasdair

Get an Ibiza 6J or polo 6r/c one off eBay

Unfortunately no good both ibiza 6j and polo6rc front is massively to long and rears are shorter than in my picture.

I have found one from audi a4 rear at 208mm long one in picture is 168mm long. Also waiting on skoda yeti rear at 244mm long so things are looking promising.

16 minutes ago, GrumpyBob said:

Unfortunately no good both ibiza 6j and polo6rc front is massively to long and rears are shorter than in my picture.

I have found one from audi a4 rear at 208mm long one in picture is 168mm long. Also waiting on skoda yeti rear at 244mm long so things are looking promising.

youre not fitting an a4 rear axle to a fabia

No just the rear brake hose because the new skoda rear axle hose bracket is slightly wrong, have you read previous posts?

Fitting an audi a4 axle not for me.

39 minutes ago, GrumpyBob said:

No just the rear brake hose because the new skoda rear axle hose bracket is slightly wrong, have you read previous posts?

Fitting an audi a4 axle not for me.

or maybe if you actually tried doing the proper research youd have found the correct parts to fit in the first place

You obviously haven't read all posts!

The axle fitted is from I'm axles, the proper one for the car. The issue is the nearside brake hose bracket has been manufactured short which has caused the problem of the original brake hose being stressed hence I'm now left with the job of finding a slightly longer brake pipe to rectify the problem.

Please read all the posts relevant before jumping to conclusions that are total unfounded.

1 hour ago, GrumpyBob said:

You obviously haven't read all posts!

The axle fitted is from I'm axles, the proper one for the car. The issue is the nearside brake hose bracket has been manufactured short which has caused the problem of the original brake hose being stressed hence I'm now left with the job of finding a slightly longer brake pipe to rectify the problem.

Please read all the posts relevant before jumping to conclusions that are total unfounded.

Well they are founded if it wasn’t manufactured correctly 😂😂😂😂

That's something else for me and them to agree on when the jobs finally completed which hopefully won't be to long.

Sorry for the bad rec

Any chance someone could have put a different flexi on it before? I'll get a pic of how mine sits in a bit.

Had friends get axles off them for different cars and all been perfect.

Braided line may be longer than a normal one fwiw.

Or one off a mk4 golf etc IF youre going that route.

Be the same fit just different length

Yep,the original in the picture is168mm which is the correct one for the car from new ( I have measured it ). I've researched loads of brake hoses you would think it would be easy to find, but not so easy. So like I've said audi a4 hose is 208mm which will give me 40mm extra length and the yeti one is hopefully 244mm (not all are) which is 76mm extra so when it's on the ramp they have to be offered up to see which is best. Surprisingly mk4 golf rear hoses are same as fabia 168mm

The original hose on the original axle only has a slight u bend in it for flexing so well see. My car has drums so only one hose each side.

Thanks for your input.

If its any help had a look at older skoda and think Felicia is 195mm.

Alasdair

195mm part numbers TRW PHA350, APEC HOS3042, Skoda 6U0611707/6U0611775

Hope it helps Skoda felicia/VW caddy

Alasdair

Edited 9 February9 Feb by Alasdair1

Thanks I'll check it out.

Hi, everybody just an update on the brake hose problem.

Job all done now, finished up with a rear hose for a Audi A2 it's a febi billstien, 215mm long part number 23158. Has same ends as original hose

So if anyone else has this problem I hope this helps them.

Here's new hose in place.

Glad you got it sorted. That looks a lot better. Remember to write that part number down somewhere for future ref.

Alasdair

Yep, will do in fact I've already got a spare by accident ( researched and ordered that many brake hoses ).

You wouldn't think it would be so hard to find but there you go. I'm very pleased it's done. I hope it helps others if they encounter the same problem. These jobs would not of fazed me a few years back but now are beyond my capabilities so I have to put my trust in a local firm who are very good.