Servicing valve gear
Reworking valve seats
Note:
If a good seating pattern cannot be obtained by grinding the valve seats (lapping), they must be refaced (reworked):
Special tools and workshop equipment required
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◆ Depth gauge
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◆ Valve seat machining tool
Notes:
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◆ When repairing engines with leaking valves, it is not sufficient to reface the valve seats and renew the valves. The valve guides must also be checked for wear. This is particularly important on high mileage engines => Page 15-123.
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◆ Only rework the valve seats as far as is necessary to ensure a good seating pattern.
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◆ Before starting to rework the valve seats, calculate the maximum permissible reworking dimension.
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◆ If the maximum permissible reworking dimension is 0 mm or less than 0 mm, repeat the measurement with a new valve. If the measured result is again 0 mm or less than 0 mm, renew the cylinder head.
Calculating maximum permissible reworking dimension
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‒ Insert valve and press firmly against valve seat.
Note:
If the valve must be renewed as part of a repair, use a new valve for the calculation.
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