Exhaust System, Aligning Free of Stress

Exhaust System, Aligning Free Of Stress

Vehicles without clamp between center and rear mufflers

- The exhaust system must be aligned when it is cool.
- Loosen bolts of front clamp.







- Push exhaust system toward front of vehicle (arrow), so that mounting for rear muffler is preloaded by -a- = 5...11 mm.







NOTE:
- When installing the clamp, make sure the end of the bolt does not project below the bottom of the clamp (arrow).
- The bolt connection faces to the right.

- Tighten bolts on clamp evenly to 40 Nm.

Aligning tailpipes







- Adjust rear muffler so that an even distance of -b- is between bumper cover cutout and tailpipe ends.

Dimension -a- = 26 mm

- If necessary, loosen mounting for rear muffler to adjust tailpipes.

Vehicles with clamp between center and rear mufflers
- The exhaust system must be aligned when it is cool.

- Loosen bolts of front clamp and rear clamp.






- Push front section of exhaust system toward front of vehicle (arrow) so that mounting for center muffler is preloaded by -a- = 5...11 mm.







NOTE:
- When installing the clamp, make sure the end of the bolt does not project below the bottom of the clamp (arrow).
- The bolt connection faces to the right.

- Tighten bolts on front clamp evenly to 40 Nm.







- Push rear section of exhaust system toward front of vehicle (arrow) so that left side mounting for rear muffler is preloaded by -a- = 5...11 mm.







NOTE:
- When installing the rear clamp, make sure the ends of the bolts do not project below the bottom of the clamp (arrow).
- The bolt connection faces to the left.

- Align exhaust system free of stress.
- Tighten bolts on front clamp evenly to 40 Nm.







- Adjust rear muffler so that an even distance is between bumper cover cutout and tailpipe ends.

Dimension -a- = 26 mm

Distance -b- = -b-

- If necessary, loosen mounting for rear muffler to adjust tailpipes.