I did not remove the bottom portion of the pump, just the top two parts. one was a much larger compartment, and one was the top plate. I don't remember the names of the parts. the seals were the rubber o ring between those parts and one more between the large center piece and the bottom part. again, i apologize for not knowing the names of all the parts. I cant find the video, so I think someone beat me to the removal of it. guess that's what I get for not doin enough research. thanks for the help everyone! ive got about a month till I can get cracking, so if you guys come across anything else, please let me know
OH. Dude, your fine. You can take those off with no issues. The part you removed was called the QA (Quantity Adjuster)
There is a proper way, and a good way and works fine enough way
VCDS and a vagcom cable is the BEST way to get your QA adjusted. Range is from 1 to 9. 1 being the most fuel and 9 being the least. You want a stock car to be between 3 and 5 ideally. Most find that 3 to 4 is about right. you can run it down to 2 or 1.6 with little effect other than a tiny grasp at some more power (unnoticeable on a stock engine) but anything past 5 is going to have really BAD power.
The 2nd way is what you should have done, the scribe 2 lines method.
The 3rd way that you can do right now that works is called a "hammer mod"
Hammer mod is where you loosen the 4 bolts holding the LOWER part (QA) to the pump body but only enough that it does not leak think light finger tight here.
Put a block of wood on the side of the QA and tap it while the engine is running (TOWARDS the passenger side. small movements at a time
Once it starts idling poorly start tapping it to the driver side until it idles smooth. DONE. You just set it about between 2 and 5 give or take. About 1.4 is the lowest these go before rough idle. BTW for reference, you will typically gain 0.2 UP in number just from tightening the bolts. So do very small movements at a time. Do not force anything. Light taps. This will get to back on the road.
Also prime the lines. Using 2 wrenches (one to hold the 3rd (tallest) injector and the other to open the line on said injector, and then crank it till fuel comes out.
Clean up any spilled diesel, it will kill rubber hoses and bits on the outside of the engine.
Good luck