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Golf Mk5

Renewing valve stem seals
   
Renewing valve stem seals
Special tools and workshop equipment required
t  Spark plug socket and extension -3122 B-
t  Valve spring compressor with thrust piece 3362
t  Puller -3364-
t  Fitting tool -3365-
t  Pressure hose -VW 653/3-

Removing
(With cylinder head installed)
–  First remove both toothed belts → Chapter.
–  Then remove camshaft housing → Chapter.
–  Remove roller rocker fingers and place onto a clean surface. When doing this, ensure that the roller rocker fingers are not interchanged.
–  Remove spark plugs with spark plug spanner-3122B-.
–  Set piston of respective cylinder to „bottom dead centre“.
   
–  Bolt on valve spring compressor -3362- with thrust piece -3362/1-.
–  Screw pressure hose -VW 653/3- into spark plug thread.
–  Connect pressure hose to compressed air system supplying at least 6 bar and remove valve springs.
–  Pull off valve stem seals using puller -3364-.
Installing
  N15-0081
–  Place the plastic sleeve -A- supplied on the respective valve stem. This will prevent damage to new valve stem seal.
–  Place new valve stem seal -B- in valve stem seal fitting tool -3365-.
–  Oil valve stem seal sealing lip and press carefully onto the valve guide.
–  Install camshaft housing → Chapter.
Installing toothed belt → Chapter.
Further assembly is basically the reverse of the dismantling sequence.
  N15-0083

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