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Checking axial clearance of camshaft > < Servicing valve gear
Valve gear - exploded view of components
   
Valve gear - exploded view of components
1 - Cylinder head
q   Machining valve seats → Chapter
2 - Bearing shell
q   Note installation position
q   Do not interchange used bearing shells (mark positions)
q   Make sure that the retaining lugs are correctly seated in the bearing caps and the cylinder head
q   Fit new bearing shells if camshaft is being renewed.
3 - Camshaft
q   Check radial clearance with Plastigage
q   Radial clearance: wear limit: 0.11 mm
q   Runout: max. 0.04 mm
q   Checking axial clearance → Chapter
q   Removing and installing → Chapter
4 - Bearing shell
q   Note installation position
q   Do not interchange used bearing shells (mark positions)
q   Make sure that the retaining lugs are correctly seated in the bearing caps and the cylinder head
q   Fit new bearing shells if camshaft is being renewed.
5 - Bearing cap
q   Installation sequence → Chapter „Removing and installing camshaft“
q   Apply sealant to bearing caps 1 and 5 → Fig.
  Caution
Before installation, check that washers -item 9- are fitted.
6 - 8 Nm + 90° (1/4 turn) further
q   Renew
7 - 20 Nm + 90° (1/4 turn) further
q   Renew
q   Note correct sequence for loosening and tightening → Chapter „Removing and installing camshaft“
8 - Rocker arm shaft
q   Mark allocation of rocker arms
q   Do not interchange
q   Removing and installing → Chapter „Removing and installing camshaft“
q   Before installing, check that all ball studs and O-rings are inserted in the unit injectors → Fig.
9 - Washers
q   For cylinder head bolts
  Caution
Fit in cylinder head before installing bearing caps -item 5-
10 - Hydraulic bucket tappet
q   Checking → Chapter
q   Removing and installing → Chapter „Renewing valve stem oil seals“
q   Do not interchange (mark allocation)
q   Place down with contact surface facing downwards
q   Check axial clearance of camshaft before installing → Chapter
q   Lubricate contact surface
11 - Valve cotters
12 - Valve spring plate
13 - Valve spring (outer)
q   Removing and installing with cylinder head installed → Chapter „Renewing valve stem oil seals“
q   Remove and install with cylinder head removed using valve spring compressor -2037-
14 - Valve spring (inner)
q   Removing and installing with cylinder head installed → Chapter „Renewing valve stem oil seals“
q   Remove and install with cylinder head removed using valve spring compressor -2037-
15 - Valve stem oil seal
q   Renewing → Chapter
16 - Valve guide
q   Checking → Chapter
17 - Unit injector
q   Removing and installing → Rep. Gr.23
18 - Oil seal
q   Renewing → Chapter
19 - Valves
q   Checking → Chapter
q   Valve dimensions → Chapter
q   Do not machine; only grinding in is permitted

   
Applying sealant to bearing caps 1 and 5
–  Apply a thin and even coat of sealant to surfaces -1-; sealant → Parts catalogue.
  Note
Make sure no sealant gets into the grooves -arrows- or onto the other surfaces.
  N15-0270
Ball stud for rocker arm shaft
–  Before installing rocker arm shaft, check that all ball studs -2- and O-rings -1- are fitted in unit injectors.
  A15-10179

Checking axial clearance of camshaft > < Servicing valve gear