valve stem seal replacement

[fantasybkb@hotmail.com (Baden LP)]

HI Dave

I posted a 'how to ' guide on our web site for changing valve stem oil sels 
on a rocco (and similar heads I guess)  - it might help.

click on the Scirocco forum link and then choose questions 4

http://www.sciroccoregister.co.uk

Ian

87 Scala



>From: "Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>
>To: toastworks@hotmail.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: valve stem seal replacement
>Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 02:44:01 +0000
>
>
>Dave,
>
>You need to find a way to retain the head in place. If you install the
>spring compressor then you will notice the valve attempting to go down. 
>Your
>goal is is not let the valve go down and compress only the spring. There is
>a special plate made by Schley Products that can assist you in this job.
>Basically it is a flat plate with lumps in it where the valves are. The 
>head
>bolts directly onto this (it has hole for the head bolts); thus retaining
>the head for easy valve spring removal.
>
>Be sure to use the little sleeve that you get with the valve seals so the
>seal doesnt get damaged upon installation. Also having a good pair of seal
>pullers would help. GL!
>
>
>>Hey list...
>>
>>I'm getting my hands dirty replacing the valve stem seals on my Fox (1.8L,
>>Hydro lifters) and am quite lost. Admittedly, I've never really delved 
>>this
>>far into an engine, and was hoping something would become apparent as I
>>progressed.
>>
>>Well, I don't have a clue as to what I should be doing here. The diagrams
>>in
>>the Bentley assumes someone has done this job, or at least sort of knows
>>what they're doing.
>>
>>Yeah, so what's up here? I got the valve spring compressor to compress so
>>the valve is now sticking into the combustion chamber (the head is off the
>>engine), and can't really figure out what else to do..
>>
>>Help?
>>
>>Tanks,
>>-Dave
>>'88 Foxwagen
>>'89 Foxwagen
>>'80-'84 many various past roccos
>>
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