Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual — part 47

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Note:

Observe installation position of

bearing caps:

Points of bearing caps (arrow -A-

) of intake and exhaust
camshafts face outward.

Identifications on bearing caps

are legible when read from intake
side.

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A - Intake camshaft

- Lubricate hatched contact surface

of bearing cap 7 from both sides
lightly with grease G 052 723 A2
before installation

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Fig. 2

.

- Tighten bearing caps 5 and 9

alternately and diagonally to 5 Nm
and

1

/

8

turn (45 ).

- Install bearing caps 1 and 13 and

tighten to 5 Nm and

1

/

8

turn (45

).

- Install bearing cap 7 and tighten

to 5 Nm and

1

/

8

turn (45 ).

- Install bearing caps 3 and 11 and

tighten to 5 Nm and

1

/

8

turn (45

).

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B - Exhaust camshaft

- Lubricate hatched contact surface

of bearing cap 8 from both sides
lightly with grease G 052 723 A2
before installation

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Fig. 2

.

- Tighten bearing caps 6 and 10

alternately and diagonally to 5 Nm
and

1

/

8

turn (45 ).

- Install bearing caps 2 and 14 and

tighten to 5 Nm and

1

/

8

turn (45

).

- Install bearing cap 8 and tighten

to 5 Nm and

1

/

8

turn (45 ).

- Install bearing caps 4 and 12 and

tighten to 5 Nm and

1

/

8

turn (45

).

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- Position camshafts in cylinder head to TDC No.

1 cylinder.

Note:

If the camshaft bar cannot be engaged in the
camshafts, turn camshafts in direction of rotation
past TDC No. 1 Cyl. and then back to TDC No. 1
Cyl.

Camshaft bar T10068 must engage in both shaft

grooves.

- Before installing, check screen in control

housing for soiling

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- Before installing control housing, lightly lubricate

contact surfaces in control housing for camshaft
seals.

- Lubricate contact surfaces of camshaft seals

lightly and slowly push control housing over
camshaft seals.

- Install control housing (arrows) and tighten to 8

Nm.

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