Exhaust system components, removing and installing: Notes
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NOTE:
- Aligning exhaust system to relieve stress, see EXHAUST SYSTEM, ALIGNING TO RELIEVE STRESS
- Checking exhaust system for leaks, see EXHAUST SYSTEM, CHECKING FOR LEAKS
- Separating point between center and rear mufflers, see SEPARATING POINT BETWEEN CENTER AND REAR MUFFLERS
- Always replace gaskets and nuts.
NOTE:
The following list refers to items in Fig 1.
- 40 Nm (29 ft lb)
- From Three Way Catalytic Converter (TWC)
- Carriage bolt
- Double clamp
- Tighten evenly to 40 Nm (29 ft lb)
- Installation position, see DOUBLE CLAMPS FRONT, INSTALLATION POSITION
- Always replace clamp after bolts have been loosened
- 25 Nm (18 ft lb)
- Mount
- With retainer
- Center muffler
- Repair double clamp
- Tighten evenly to 40 Nm (29 ft lb)
- Installation position, see DOUBLE CLAMPS FRONT, INSTALLATION POSITION
- Always replace clamp after bolts have been loosened
- Separating point
- At the factory, center and rear mufflers are installed as single components. Replacement center and rear mufflers are supplied separately with double clamps for connecting the joints.
- Cutting at separating point, see SEPARATING POINT BETWEEN CENTER AND REAR MUFFLERS
- Rear muffler, right
- Mount
- Bracket
- Rear muffler, left