Removing and installing roller rocker finger: VW Phaeton 4.2 (AXQ, BGH, BGJ, BHX)

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Phaeton (3D)

• Renewed: o-rings for shafts

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• Mark location of roller rocker fingers and roller rocker finger shafts for when reinstalling.
• Always renew O-rings for shafts when installing.Oil bearing surfaces of roller rocker fingers.

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

🔩 Torque settings

Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.

ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.

📐 18 workshop diagrams for AXQ

Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

📋 Procedure

1. Removing cylinder head.
2. Remove camshafts with camshaft adjuster.
3. Mark location of roller rocker fingers and roller rocker finger shafts for when reinstalling.
4. Remove securing bolts (arrows).
5. Then screw a M6 bolt into holes for shaft and pull shaft out of cylinder head.
6. Remove roller rocker fingers. [Note: Always renew O-rings for shafts when installing.Oil bearing surfaces of roller rocker fingers.]
7. When installing, tighten shaft securing bolts to 10 Nm. — 10 Nm (7.4 lb-ft)

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