Valve Guide: Service and Repair

NOTE: Service valve guides are 0.025 mm (0.001 in) larger on the outside diameter than the original equipment to ensure interference fit.

Valve Guide Tool:

1. Using the valve guide remover R0274401, drive out the old guides from the valve spring seat face of the cylinder head.
2. Lubricate the new valve guide and place in position.

Valve Guide Tool:

3. Using guide drift RO600959 partially drive the guide into the cylinder head.
4. Remove the drift RO600959 and place distance piece R0605774A over the valve guide, continue to drift the guide into the cylinder until drift contacts the distance piece.
5. Alternatively drift the guide into the cylinder head until it protrudes 19 mm (3/4 in) above the valve spring recess in the head.