Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual — part 42

installing
camshaft

Valve gear, servicing

15-58

21 - Intake

camshaft

Check

radial
clearance
with
Plastigage,
Wear limit:
0.1 mm

Run-

out:
max.
0.01
mm

Checking

axial
clearance

Fig. 1

Identification

and valve
timing

Fig. 5

Removing

and
installing

Page

15-69

Valve gear, servicing

15-59

Special tools and equipment

Test sequence

Perform measurements with support
elements and roller rocker fingers
removed.

Intake camshaft

Exhaust camshaft

Fig. 1

Camshafts, checking
axial clearance

VW 387 Universal dial gauge

bracket

Dial gauge

- Install bearing cap 7 and tighten

to 5 Nm and

1

/

8

turn (45 ).

Wear limit: max. 0.10 mm

- Install bearing cap 8 and tighten

to 5 Nm and

1

/

8

turn (45 ).

Wear limit: max. 0.10 mm

Valve gear, servicing

15-60

Special tools and equipment

Work sequence

Fig. 2

Greasing contact
surfaces of bearing
caps 7 and 8 lightly
before installing

G 052 723 A2 Grease

- Before installing, lightly grease

contact surfaces on both sides of
bearing caps 7 and 8 (hatched
areas only) with grease G 052
723 A2.

Valve gear, servicing