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Valve Stem Seals With Cylinder Head Removed






Valve Stem Seals with Cylinder Head Removed

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Valve Seal Removal Tool (3364)

Valve Stem Seal Driver (3365)

Valve Cotters Asm/Dis-Asm Device (VAS 5161)

Engine and Transmission Holder (VAS 6095)

Cylinder Head Tensioning Device (VAS 6419)

Procedure

- Remove the camshafts. Refer to => [ Camshafts ] Service and Repair.

- Mark the allocation of the roller rocker lever and the hydraulic adjusting elements so they can be installed again.

- If necessary, remove the roller rocker levers with the hydraulic adjusting elements and place them on a clean surface.

- Insert the (VAS 6419) in the (VAS 6095).






- Tension the cylinder head on the (VAS 6419) as shown in the illustration.

- Connect the (VAS 6419) to compressed air.

- Slide the air cushion with the lever - arrow - under the combustion chamber onto the valve stem seals that will be removed.

- Let enough compressed air flow into the air cushion until it contacts the valve plate.

- Place the guide plate for 2.0L FSI engine (VAS 5161/19B) from the (VAS 5161) on the cylinder head.






- Secure the guide plate with the knurled screws (VAS 5161/12).

- Insert the drift (VAS 5161/3) in the guide plate and loosen the stuck valve retainers with a plastic mallet.






- Install engaging device (VAS 5161/6) with installation fork (VAS 5161/5) in guide plate.






- Slide installation cartridge (VAS 5161/8) in guide plate.

Intake Side:

- Engage the pressure fork (VAS 5161/2) on the engaging device as illustrated.

Exhaust Side:

- Engage the pressure fork (VAS 5161/2) on the engaging device as illustrated.






Continued for Both Sides:

- Press the installation cartridge down with the pressure fork.

- At the same time, rotate installation cartridge knurled screw right until points engage in valve retainer.

- Move the knurled bolt to the left and right.

Valve retainers are pressed against each other and capture in the installation cartridge.

- Release the pressure fork.

- Remove installation cartridge.

- Unfasten guide plate and turn it aside.

- Remove the valve spring and the valve spring plate.

- Remove the valve stem seal with the (3364).






Risk of damage when installing valve stem seals.

Place plastic sleeve - A - that is attached to valve stem seals - B - on valve stem.








- Lightly oil valve stem seal.

- Slide valve shaft seal onto plastic sleeve.

- Carefully press valve stem seal onto valve guide with (3365).

- Remove plastic sleeve again.

When the valve retainers were removed from the installation cartridge, they must be inserted in the valve retainer inserting tool (VAS 5161/18) next.






The large diameter of the valve retainers point upward.

- Press installation cartridge from above onto valve retainer inserting tool and capture retainers.

- Insert valve spring and valve spring plate.

- Install the guide plate on the cylinder head.

- Insert installation cartridge with knurled spacer ring in guide plate.

- Press pressure fork down and pull knurled screw up, turning left and right.

The valve retainers are inserted in this manner.

- Release pressure fork with knurled screw still raised.

- Repeat the procedure on each valve.

Assemble in reverse order of disassembling. Note the following:

- Install the camshafts. Refer to => [ Camshafts ] Service and Repair.