[Vwdiesel] FW: head gasket replacement

[mikitka]

Help me to understand why the cam has to come out?  I don't see where the
cam will be in the way of the studs. You have to pull the head up off the
studs and the cam sits on top of the head so how is it in the way?  I'm
confused on this.  Now the tensioner pulley stud yes that has an issue with
the metal shroud on that end of the engine and I found it comes out easy, at
least mine did.
Nick
 

I can't imagine you're gonna' get the head up over the studs without
removing 
the cam and the tensioner stud.  I have not yet had to do so with headstuds,

though, so it is just conjecture on my part.  Regardless, I like to remove
the 
cam until the head is torqued back down, so that the engine can be rotated 
without any valve/piston contact.  Then after head is bolted on, put the
crank 
to TDC and lay the cam down with #1 lobes up and tighten it down.  

Andrew
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