Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

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

• ◆ V.A.G 1331 Torque wrench (5...50 Nm)
• ◆ VW 541/1A Valve lever
• ◆ VW 541/5 Thrust piece
• ◆ VW 653/3 Pressure hose
• ◆ 2036 Assembly appliance
• ◆ 3364 Puller

• ◆ → 3365 Press tool

Removing

• ‒ First remove toothed belt
  .
• ‒ Then remove camshaft => Page 15-37 .
• ‒ Remove roller rocker finger together with support elements and place on a clean surface.
• ‒ Ensure the roller rocker fingers and the support elements are not interchanged.

• ‒ Remove spark plugs.
• ‒ Set piston of appropriate cylinder to "bottom dead centre".
• ‒ → Fit assembly tool 2063 to cylinder head using old bolts from cylinder head cover.

• ‒ 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 3364.

Installing

• ‒ → Place the plastic sleeve supplied on the appropriate valve stem. This will prevent the new valve stem seal being damaged.
• ‒ Insert new valve stem seal in fitting tool 3365.
• ‒ Oil valve stem seal sealing lip and press carefully onto the valve guide.