Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Special tools, workshop equipment, test and measuring appliances and auxiliary items required

• ◆ 2036 Assembly appliance
• ◆ 3047A Puller
• ◆ VW 541/1A Valve lever
• ◆ VW 541/5 Thrust piece

Valve stem ø 7 mm:

• ◆ 3129 Fitting tool

Valve stem ø 8 mm:

• ◆ 10-204 Fitting tool

Removing

(with cylinder head fitted)

• ‒ Remove camshaft .
• ‒ Remove the bucket tappets and place them with the contact surface downwards. When doing this, ensure that the tappets are not interchanged.
• ‒ Set piston of respective cylinder to top dead centre (TDC).
• ‒ → Fit assembly tool 2036 and adjust mountings to height of studs.
• ‒ Remove valve springs with lever VW 541/1A and press piece VW 541/5.

Note:

The valves are supported by the piston crown.

• ‒ → Pull off valve stem seals with puller 3047A.

Installing

• ‒ → Place the plastic sleeve -A- supplied on the respective valve stem. This will prevent the new valve stem seal -B- being damaged.
• ‒ Oil valve stem seal -B-, place it in tool
       Valve shaft ø 8 mm: 10-204
       Valve stem ø 7 mm: 3129
  and push carefully onto the valve guide.