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Polo Mk3

Removing
Removing
–  First remove toothed belt → Chapter.
–  Then remove camshaft → Chapter.
–  Remove bucket tappets and place them with the contact surface downwards. When doing this, ensure that tappets are not interchanged.
–  Remove spark plugs.
–  Set piston of respective cylinder to “bottom dead centre”.
   
–  Fit valve assembly tool -2036- and adjust mountings to height of studs.
–  Screw pressure hose -VW 653/3- into spark plug thread.
–  Connect pressure hose to air pressure source of at least 6 bar.
–  Remove valve springs using valve lever -VW 541/1 A- and thrust piece for VW 541 / 1 A and 2037 -VW 541/5-.
  Note
Tight cotters can be loosened by tapping lightly on lever.
–  Pull off valve stem seals using puller -3047 A-.
  V15-0834

Installing > < Renewing valve stem seals