Exhaust System: Service and Repair

Exhaust System, Installing

Procedure

• Align exhaust system when cold.

• Tightening specifications. Refer to => [ Muffler Assembly Overview ] Muffler Assembly 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 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 pre-load 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 part of exhaust system far enough forward - arrow - so that the pre-tension 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 tailpipes. Refer to => [ End Pipes, Aligning ] Procedures.