Exhaust System: Service and Repair

Exhaust System, Installing

Procedure

• Align exhaust system when cold.

• Tightening specification, refer to => [ Muffler Overview ] Muffler Overview.

Vehicles without Double Clamps Between Center and Rear Mufflers

- Loosen the bolts on the front clamping sleeves.

- Push the exhaust system far enough forward - arrow - until the pre-load on the retaining loops in front of the center muffler is - a - = 6 to 10 mm.






- Tighten the clamping sleeve threaded connections evenly.

- Align tailpipes. Refer to => [ End Pipes, Aligning ] Procedures.

Vehicles with Double Clamps Between Center and Rear Mufflers

• The center muffler also needs to be aligned on vehicles with clamping sleeves between the center and rear mufflers.

- Loosen the bolts on the front and rear clamping sleeves.

- Push the exhaust system far enough forward - arrow - until the preload on the retaining loops in front of the center muffler is - a - = 6 to 10 mm.






- Tighten the front clamping sleeve threaded connections evenly.

- Push rear section of exhaust system far enough forward - arrow - so that the pretension at rear retaining loops of rear mufflers is - a - = 11 to 15 mm.






- Align rear muffler horizontally.

- Tighten the rear clamping sleeve threaded connections evenly.

- Align the tailpipes. Refer to => [ End Pipes, Aligning ] Procedures.