[Vwdiesel] valve adjustment

[James Hansen]

Shame about the Chilton manual.
Robert Bentley Publications is the one to have if you are into the 
service manual for this.

A thumbnail sketch of the procedure is to measure the cam-follower 
clearance with a feeler gauge on a warm engine. If the tolerance is off 
remove the cam follower disc, measure it, and add/subtract to get the 
correct tolerance by using a different disc, not adding/removing shims. 
  There is only one shim in play, the one you remove and replace to 
alter the clearance.
Removal and installation of the discs requires some tools to make it 
easy, much like your benz- if you have the right wrenches, valve 
adjustment is easy... without it's a real pain.
A micrometer or caliper is necessary as well to measure the disc thickness.
-James

Chris Jude wrote:
> i was reading about valve adjustments for my audi 5000 diesel, and it seems
> that you add spacers when doing the adjustment.  I've done several
> adjustments to my mercedes, and this seems a bit different.
> Are there any diy pages going over a vw/audi valve adjustment?  Where can I
> buy these spacers, or have i misunderstood the chilton manual?
> 
> Hope y'all can put up with my silly questions!
> 
> Chris
> Carnation, WA
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