VW Valve Adjustment Screws | Volkswagen Tips by Bruce
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- VW Bruce shares an important Tip on how to take better care of your vintage #VintageVolkswagen #ValveTrain. He'll show you what to look for by inspecting your Valve #AdjusterScrews & Lock Nuts for certain types of wear. Easy remedy included! This video is not a paid endorsement.
Wolfsburg West Valve Adjuster Screws, Part# 111109451 --
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thanks,, always wondered about those screws and nuts... problem solved...
Yo Strange Foot! Glad I was able to help solve one of your VW problems. - Bruce
Thanks for all your helpful tips!
Ross Gould, you are welcome, sir! Glad to be of service. - Bruce
One observation: stock VW screws are hardened and last long. Try to file or sand the tip of a stock one (the tips are very round, which is ideal). Some afterarket may not be hardened and will require more valve adjustments since more wear.
Thank you, Roberto! You make a good point with a keen observation. It's not so much the tips as it is the threads that become out of sorts such that the lock nut will not hold a new setting.
Thanks for the video! Great info!
You bet!
I completely wrecked internal thread, adjusting screw thread and tip on my first valve clearance to be adjusted. Car will have to be towed to car repair shop.
Followed 3 different DYI sources to be sure I wouldn’t screw this up :D
So just a warning for inexperienced DIYers what could possibly go very wrong.
i still don’t know where was my mistake. I used torque wrench with correct spec. This stuff is covered in oil though, so was it dry vs lubricated torque? Dunno. You’re suppose to hold the adjustid screw with screwdriver in place while you pre-tighten with regular wrench, then finish up with torque wrench. But once you place it over nut, you cant hold the screw anymore.
Well one lesson learnt for sure - will never use torque wrench when i see the oil..
Ouch! Sorry, that happened to you, Howado. I use a screwdriver and the Box End of a 13mm combo-wrench, per VW's Shop Manual. I only use a torque wrench when torquing the heads; not for valve adjustments. Here's my 1st video about air-cooled VW Valve Adjustments. I will be uploading another soon! ua-cam.com/video/EeD4yD4HBh4/v-deo.html
I enjoy your channel thanks for the info....
Thanks for watching!
Can you use a similar screw with a hex head rather than the slotted head?
No. Those adjusting screws are made specifically for the job they are intended for. They are an alloy, hardened, & have a unique fine thread pitch to them. - VW Bruce
I read about he situation you are now in. I'm so sorry. here I am asking about adjuster screws
Thank you, William. I see you have had a rough road of late as well. I'm sorry you & your wife are going through tough times. Tough times does one of two things with folks. It either pushes them toward God or it pushes them farther away from God. Humans have free will to make the choice.
My channel on UA-cam is VW themed, so asking about valve adjusting screws is ok.
VW stuff is therapeutic for me & I enjoy helping anyone with a vintage air-cooled issue. I've been wrenching on them since 1967.
I hope things get better for you & your wife & your squareback continues to bring you much enjoyment! - VW Bruce
@@VWBRUCE I didn't know if my reply posted on the Texas video. I also live in California right in the middle of Hollywood. Had an online friend who lived in Texas through a guitar forum , we talked over the phone while my wife was in hospital and got me through ruff times. He pasted away at 75 3 months ago. It's tough here in Cal, rent and just about everything else keeps going up.
I have a few health issues too that make it difficult to work on the VW .
I just need to fix a few things. The rear main seal leaks have the tools but it's too much right now.
I bought a set of 8 screws with the 8 nuts. A few of mine were not stuck but I had to remove the nut and work them free. I have to ask do you do anything with new ones before using them. I got a set made by IAP and they seem to need to cleaned and lubed before use.
I usually don't have to do any prep work with new hardware. But if yours needed to be cleaned then by all means, clean them. Pre lubing them is a good idea. Happy Fahrvergnugen 👈👌🙂‼️
@@VWBRUCE I see you bought yours from Wolfsberg west. Do you know what band they were? Not that it matters very much as long as they are the correct hardness. They don't say what brand. Mine were from IAP , some felt gritty so I removed the nuts and wiped them out and also wiped the treads on the screws. Then apart dropped them in SAE 40 in a pill bottle just to remove and trace of grit. Even though these state made in Germany and look good maybe they were never cleaned after being threaded. Once I cleaned the threads any trace of binding was gone. Just don't wont any grit finding it's way into the oil or any trouble adjusting them.
@@williamjahn7514 Hi William. No I don't know who made them but Wolfsburg West has the highest grade of OEM parts. I co,mpletely trust them. - VW Bruce
Do they just screw straight back in? The nuts seized on mine, so do you think I should try get whole screw out?
Hi June. Yes, they should just screw straight back in with a uniform smoothness. If they seem to "snag" or "drag" a tad as they are screwed back in but before you are ready for the fine adjustment, then they have been stressed & need to be replaced. But since you state your adjuster nuts have siezed on the adjuster screws, I would surely replace them all. You made a good call there, June!! Sometimes, but not always, if you look close enough, you can actually see which thread/s have been holding the load as they will look tweaked & shiney.. Happy Fahrvergnugen!