Valve Guides, Replacing

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Special tools and workshop equipment required

Valve Guide Drift 3121
Valve Guide Reamer - 7mm 3120
Cutting oil

Removing

-- Cleaning and checking cylinder head.

Do not re-work the cylinder heads any more:

If the valve seat rings cannot be re-worked any more. Pay attention to the minimum dimensions, refer to VALVE SEATS, REWORKING .
If the sealing surface was worked to the minimum dimension -a-.

Reworking dimension, cylinder head:

Fig 1: Cylinder Head Reworking Limit

Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

-a- : minimum 132.6 mm

NOTE:

If the sealing surface is reworked, then place the valves deeper. The valve seat rings must be re-worked. Otherwise the valve will hit up against the pistons.

Be careful not to exceed the minimum dimension, refer to VALVE SEATS, REWORKING .

-- Remove any worn valve guides from the camshaft side using a Valve Guide Drift 3121.

Remove worn valve guides from the combustion side with the shouldered repair guide.

Installing

-- Replace the valve guides and coat them with oil.

-- Press the guides from the camshaft side up to the collar in the cold cylinder head using the Valve Guide Drift 3121.

CAUTION:

After the guide with the shoulder is seated, the pressing force may not be increased over 1.0 t). Otherwise the collar could break off.

-- Ream the valve guide using the Valve Guide Reamer - 7mm 3120.

Always use cutting oil for this.

-- Rework the valve seats, refer to VALVE SEATS, REWORKING .