Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing valve stem oil seals –  Remove camshafts → 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 using spark plug socket and extension -3122 B-.

–  Bolt guide plate -VAS 5161/19- to cylinder head using knurled bolts -VAS 5161/12- as shown. –  Set piston of respective cylinder to „bottom dead centre“. –  Screw adapter -T40012- into spark plug thread and connect compressed air of at least 6 bar.

–  Strike tight valve cotters using drift -VAS 5161/3- and a plastic hammer.

–  Screw toothed piece -VAS 5161/6- with engaging fork -VAS 5161/5- into guide plate -VAS 5161/19-. –  Insert assembly cartridge -VAS 5161/8- into guide plate -VAS 5161/19-. –  Attach pressure fork -VAS 5161/2- to snap-in device -VAS 5161/6-.   Note

On the exhaust side, the pressure fork -VAS 5161/2- must be hooked in as shown. –  Press down assembly cartridge -VAS 5161/8-. Simultaneously turn knurled screw of assembly cartridge -VAS 5161/8- to right until tips lock into valve cotters. –  Move knurled screw back and forth lightly to press apart valve cotters and capture them in the assembly piece. –  Release pressure fork -VAS 5161/2-. –  Remove assembly cartridge -VAS 5161/8-.

–  Pull off valve stem oil seals with puller 3364.

–  If puller 3364 cannot be used due to cramped conditions, drive out roll pin -arrow- using drift and remove slide hammer.

–  Place lower part of puller 3364 on valve stem seal. –  Insert a drift -1- in hole in lower part of puller. –  Apply an assembly lever to assembly device and pull out valve stem seal -arrow-.