Exhaust System, Installing

Exhaust System, Installing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque Wrench (5-50 Nm) (V.A.G 1331)

• The exhaust system must be aligned when cold.

- Loosen the nuts on the front clamp - 1 -.






- Position the clamp - 1 - so that dimension - a - at the mark on the pipe - 2 - is 5 mm and then tighten the front nut hand tight. The - arrow - points in the direction of travel.

- Push the exhaust system as far forward until dimension - a - on the outer retaining loop of the center muffler is between 9 - 11 mm. The - arrow - points in the direction of travel.






- Tighten the front clamp in this position uniformly to 25 Nm.

Tail Pipe, Aligning

- Align the rear muffler so that the distance - a - between the bumper cutout and right and left tail pipes is equal.






At the same time, the distance - b - from the bumper cutout must be parallel to the tail pipes.

- To align the tail pipes, loosen the rear muffler mounting components if necessary.