Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual — part 46

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- Remove camshaft cover

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Removing and installing camshaft.

Note:

Do not mark chain with a punched mark, notch or
similar!

Note:

- Mark roller chains before removing (e.g. with

paint, arrow pointing in direction of rotation).

- First remove exhaust camshaft timing adjuster.

- Remove camshaft timing adjuster together with

camshaft roller chain from intake camshaft.

Counter-support on camshaft with a 32 mm open

end wrench (arrow). Camshaft bar T10068 must
not be installed when loosening or tightening the
camshaft timing adjuster.

- Place camshaft roller chain to side.

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- Remove control housing from

cylinder head (arrows).

- Pull control housing carefully of

camshaft seals.

A - Intake camshaft

- First remove bearing caps 1 and

13.

- Remove bearing caps 3 and 11.

- Remove bearing cap 7.

- Loosen bearing caps 5 and 9

alternately and diagonally, and
remove.

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B - Exhaust camshaft

Note:

Ensure the roller rocker fingers and
the support elements are not
interchanged.

- First remove bearing caps 2 and

14.

- Remove bearing caps 4 and 12.

- Remove bearing cap 8.

- Loosen bearing caps 6 and 10

alternately and diagonally.

- Carefully remove camshafts and

place on a clean surface.

- Remove roller rocker finger

together with support elements
and place on a clean surface.

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Installing

Conditions

When camshafts are installed, No. 1 Cyl.

cams must point upward.

Pistons must not be positioned at TDC.

- Insert support element in cylinder head and fit

roller rocker finger onto respective valve stem
end / support element.

- Ensure that all roller rocker fingers -1- are

properly installed onto valve stem ends and are
clipped onto respective support elements

- Oil running surfaces of camshafts.

- Place respective camshaft carefully into

camshaft bearings in cylinder head. Observe
marks on camshafts

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Fig. 5

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