SEAT Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

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

• ◆ 2036 Assembly appliance
• ◆ 3047A Puller
• ◆ 3122 B Spark plug spanner
• ◆ 3129 Fitting tool
• ◆ T10029 Assembly tool
• ◆ V.A.G 1331 Torque wrench (5...50 Nm)

• ◆ VW 541/1A Valve lever
• ◆ VW 541/5 Thrust piece
• ◆ VW 653/3 Pressure hose

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.
• ‒ Remove spark plugs.
• ‒ Set piston of appropriate cylinder to "bottom dead centre".

• ‒ → Fit assembly tool 2036 and adjust mountings to height of studs.
• ‒ Screw pressure hose VW 653/3 into the spark plug thread.
• ‒ Connect pressure hose to a compressed air system of at least
      6 bar.
• ‒ Remove valve springs with lever VW 541/1A and press piece VW 541/5.

Note:

Tight cotters can be loosened by tapping lightly on the lever.

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

Installing

• ‒ → Place the plastic sleeve -A- supplied on the appropriate valve stem. This will prevent the new valve stem seal -B- being damaged.
• ‒ Insert new valve stem seal in fitting tool 3129.
• ‒ Oil valve stem seal sealing lip and press carefully onto the valve guide.