Exhaust System: Service and Repair

Exhaust System, Installing

• Align exhaust system when cold.

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

Vehicles without Double Clamps Between center and Rear Muffler

- Loosen the bolts on the front clamping sleeves.

- Push exhaust system far enough forward - arrow - until the preload on retaining loops at right on rear mufflers is - a - = 5 to 9 mm.






- Tighten the clamping sleeve threaded connections evenly.

- Align the tail pipes. Refer to => [ Tail Pipes, Aligning ] Procedures.

Vehicles with Double Clamps Between Center and Rear Muffler

• Only for vehicles with clamping sleeves between center and rear mufflers, the center muffler must also be aligned.

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

- Push front section of exhaust system far enough forward - arrow - until pre-load on retaining loops at center muffler - a - = 5 to 9 mm.






- Tighten the front clamping sleeve threaded connections evenly.

- Push rear section of the exhaust system far enough forward - arrow - so that the pretension at rear retaining loops of rear mufflers is - a - = 5 to 9 mm.






- Align rear muffler horizontally.

- Tighten the rear clamping sleeve threaded connections evenly.

- Align the tail pipes. Refer to => [ Tail Pipes, Aligning ] Procedures.