WBX hydraulic lifter replacement

[vw nerd]

Is it possible to pull old hydraulic lifters up the push rod tubes with the head in place to replace with new, or is it a head off job to allow removal of the push rod tubes to gain access to the hydraulic lifters?
Thanks in advance if you can help.

[kevtherev]

It is possible to remove the lifters without head removal.
The pushrod tubes however have to be removed.

Some advice in the wiki.

https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Pe ... d_in_place" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[vw nerd]

That what I was hoping to avoid. The cost of telescopic push rod tubes x8 over the risk of pulling the heads with the possibility of snapping head studs.
I'll have a look on wiki if there is some useful stuff there.
Many thanks

[itchyfeet]

no contest

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[kevtherev]

It's a shame you have to cover them up with some rusty old tinware innit

[itchyfeet]

It's a shame you have to cover them up with some rusty old tinware innit

you don't have to