Can the VP37 distribution body be removed without disassembly?

Can the distribution body be removed without disassembling the entire pump?

Expansion: yes, installation: no! (at least not without a 99% chance of destroying the pump!)

Reason? Can I not thread the camshaft, or is there another reason?

Gravity will make the assembly process quite difficult for you...

Okay, I figured it out by looking at the exploded diagram, thank you!

Except for a few engines, it doesn't work well - I unfortunately know this from experience .

An exception is, for example, the older Opel Frontera 2.3D model, where the VE (variable valve timing) is mounted vertically instead of being integrated into the distributor.

I did it about 7 times in a row with my AGR.
After the last few times, I didn't even feel scared when starting it up .
I used some very rancid grease from the year Schnee during the assembly.
to keep the roles in place.
It's a really sticky, gooey mess.
He has been running it problem-free for 60,000 km since that modification (except for the current transmission issue).

Essentially, a diesel-soluble adhesive .

@vwschrauber: A standing VEP? Awesome! Image?

Our MF tractor with a Perkins A6.354 engine also has a vertical Lucas VEP. However, it's a somewhat more robust technology than what's used in passenger cars.

Deus Violentia wrote:

Essentially, a diesel-soluble adhesive .

Correct

Just as surgeons use a wire to stitch something together, which is then dissolved by the body


And what? Are you brave enough to do it?

"@ Tagessuppe: I just wanted to remove the manifold to check for any potential debris... However, I think I'll first purchase a faulty pump and examine the whole thing in a "test run" to see how it's positioned, so that there are no surprises and I'm sure about what I'm doing." The technical article with the exploded diagram for the VP37 distribution body is certainly very helpful, but I'm not one of those people who would take such assemblies apart and then ask here how to put them back together .