Muffler With Mounts Assembly Overview

Muffler with Mounts Assembly Overview





1 from Catalytic Converter

2 Double Clamp

• Note the installed position, refer to => [ Installed Position of Double Clamp ].

3 Bolt, 25 Nm

4 Suspended Mount

• Note the installed position, refer to => [ Installed Location of Mountings ] Exhaust System, Installing.

5 Front Muffler

• Aligning, refer to => [ Installing Front Muffler Free of Tension ] Exhaust System, Installing.

6 Separating Point

• For repairs.

• At the factory, the front and rear mufflers are installed as a single component. Replacement front and rear mufflers are supplied separately, with a double clamp for connecting the joint.

• Using the body repair saw (VAG 1523), cut at a right angle through the connecting pipe at the separation point. Refer to => [ Cut the exhaust pipe at the separation point using at a right angle. ] Front and Rear Mufflers, Separating and Connecting.

7 Nut, 20 Nm

8 Suspended Mount

9 Rear Muffler

10 Suspended Mount

• With retaining ring.

11 Tunnel Bridge

12 Nut, 25 Nm

Installed Position of Double Clamp





- Arrow - points in direction of travel.

- Align the double clamp - 1 - to the mark on the catalytic converter - 2 -.

- a - = 5 millimeter (mm)

Clamp bolts must not project beyond the lower edge of the double clamp.