Front Wheel Drive

Exhaust system, aligning free of stress (front wheel drive vehicles)

Note: Align exhaust system when cold.





^ Remove bolts -1- through -4- and remove crossmember (55 Nm).
^ Vehicles without clamping sleeve between center and rear muffler
^ Loosen double clamp bolts -item 14, Refer to Exhaust System, Service and Repair.





^ Push exhaust system far enough forward (arrow) so that the pretension at the retaining loop at center muffler a = 5 to 9 mm.
^ Tighten double clamp bolts uniformly to 40 Nm.
^ Align end pipes.
^ Vehicles with clamping sleeve between center and rear muffler

Note: Only for vehicles with double clamp between center and rear mufflers, the rear muffler must also be aligned.

^ Loosen double clamp bolts, Refer to Exhaust System, Service and Repair, See -item 14 and rear -item 23.





^ Push front part of exhaust system far enough forward (arrow) so that the pretension at the retaining loop at center muffler a = 5 to 9 mm.
^ Tighten front double clamp bolts, Refer to Exhaust System, Service and Repair, See -item 14 evenly to 40 Nm.





^ Push rear part of exhaust system far enough forward (arrow) so that the pretension at rear retaining loops at rear muffler a = 7 to 11 mm.
^ Align rear muffler horizontally.
^ Tighten rear double clamp bolts, Refer to Exhaust System, Service and Repair, See -item 23 evenly to 40 Nm.
^ Align end pipes.