Front Removal and Installation
Muffler- Front Removal and InstallationRemoval
1. Remove the nuts and the gasket from the front muffler pipe to the exhaust front pipe flange.
2. Disconnect the front muffler from the rubber hanger.
3. Remove the nuts and the gasket from the rear muffler pipe flange.
4. Remove the front muffler.
5. Check the exhaust pipe and the front muffler for holes, damage, open seams, or other deterioration which could permit exhaust fumes to seep into the passenger compartment or the trunk.
Installation
1. Connect the front muffler to the rubber hanger.
2. Attach the front muffler and the gasket to the rear muffler using the nuts. Secure the front muffler to the rubber hanger.
Tighten: Tighten the front muffler-to-rear muffler nuts to 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.).
3. Loosely secure the front muffler assembly to the connecting pipe flange.
4. Secure the front muffler assembly to the connecting pipe flange with the nuts.
Tighten: Tighten the front muffler-to-exhaust front pipe nuts to 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.).