Exhaust System, Installing Tension Free

Exhaust System, Installing Tension Free

- Align exhaust system when cold.

Vehicles without double clamps between center and rear muffler
- Align exhaust system when cold.
- Loosen front double clamp bolts.







- Push exhaust system far enough forward - arrow - until pre-load on right retaining loop at center muffler is - a - = 5 to 9 mm.
- Tighten front clamping sleeve bolts evenly to 23 Nm.
- Align end pipes.

Vehicles with double clamps between center and rear muffler
- The rear muffler must also be aligned only on vehicles with clamping sleeves between center and rear mufflers.
- Loosen bolts of front clamping sleeve and rear clamping sleeves .







- Push front part of exhaust system far enough forward - arrow - until pre-load on right retaining loop at center muffler is - a - = 5 to 9 mm.
- Tighten front clamping sleeve bolts evenly to 23 Nm.







- Push rear part of exhaust system far enough forward - arrow - until pre-load on rear retaining loops at rear muffler is - a - = 7 to 11 mm.
- Align rear muffler horizontally.
- Tighten rear clamping sleeve bolts evenly to 23 Nm.
- Align end pipes.







Tailpipes, aligning
- Check distance of end pipes at left and right to bumper:
- Dimension - x - left = dimension - x - right.

If necessary, correct dimension x as follows:







- Loosen nut - arrow - of brace between exhaust pipes.
- Adjust distance between rear mufflers.
- Tighten nut to 23 Nm.







- Check distances - y - and - z - of end pipes to bumper:
- Dimension - y - = greater than 20 mm.
- Dimension - z - = 10 to 16 mm.

- If necessary, check whether exhaust system is aligned tension-free.