Valve Stem Seals: Installing

-- Place the plastic sleeve -A- on the valve stem to prevent damage to new valve stem seal -B-.

Fig 1: Identifying Plastic Sleeve, New Valve Stem Oil Seals & Valve Stem Seal Driver 3365

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-- Oil the sealing lip of the valve stem seal -B-, insert into the valve stem seal driver 3365 and carefully slide onto the valve guide.

-- Remove the plastic sleeve -A-.

-- Insert the valve spring and valve spring retainer.

Fig 2: Identifying Engaging Device VAS 5161/6 With Installation Forks VAS 5161/5 Installed Into Guide Plate VAS 5161/19

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-- Install the valve cotters asm/disasm device VAS 5161 components as shown:

Fig 3: Identifying Pressure Fork VAS 5161/2

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-- Install valve cotters asm/disasm device VAS 5161 components as shown:

NOTE: If the valve retainers were removed from the assembly cartridge, they must be inserted into the valve insertion device VAS 5161/18 next.

Fig 4: Identifying Installation Cartridge VAS 5161/8

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Press the assembly cartridge VAS 5161/8 onto the valve insertion device from above and capture the valve retainers.

-- Press down the assembly cartridge VAS 5161/8 with the pressure fork with lever for assembly cartridge VAS 5161/2 and turn the knurled thumb screw on the assembly cartridge back and forth while pulling it upward at the same time.

-- Release the pressure fork with lever for assembly cartridge VAS 5161/2 with the knurled thumb screw pulled.

-- Remove the valve cotters asm/disasm device VAS 5161 components.

-- Install the spark plugs. Refer to IGNITION SYSTEM COMPONENT OVERVIEW .

-- Install the ignition coils with power output stages. Refer to IGNITION COILS WITH POWER OUTPUT STAGES .

Further installation is in the reverse order of removal.