Camshaft Oil Seal: Service and Repair

Camshaft Seal

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Oil Seal Installer (10-203)

• Puller (T10443)

• Torque Wrench (5-50 Nm) (V.A.G 1331)

• Torque Wrench (40-200 Nm) (V.A.G 1332)

• M12 x 1.5 x 75 Bolt

Removing

- Remove the toothed belt from the camshaft and high pressure pump gears. Refer to => [ Toothed Belt ] Toothed Belt.

- Remove the camshaft gear and the hub. Refer to => [ Camshaft ] Service and Repair.


The thrust pad will fall off the pressure bolt if it is turned backward too far. In this case, it is necessary to press the thrust pad back onto the pressure bolt.

- Turn back the pressure bolt on the seal puller until a slight resistance is felt.

• The clamping sleeves on the seal puller have set screws. Only one of the set screws - arrow - tightens the clamp. The other one can not be adjusted.






- Install the seal puller as illustrated and tighten the set screw - A -.






- Turn the pressure bolt - B - until the seal is pulled out.

Installing

• The sealing lip of the seal may not be additionally oiled or greased.

- Clean off any oil on the camshaft with a clean cloth.

- Mount the guide sleeve from the oil seal driver (10-203) onto the camshaft as illustrated. The writing on the seal faces the outside.






- Carefully slide the seal - 1 - over the guide sleeve and onto the camshaft.

- Press the seal in up to the stop using the thrust piece of the oil seal driver (10-203) and M12 x 1.5 x 65 bolt.






- Install the camshaft gear and hub. Refer to => [ Camshaft ] Service and Repair.

- Install the toothed belt and adjust the valve timing. Refer to => [ Toothed Belt ] Toothed Belt.