Left Catalytic Converter, Removing And Installing: Removing

Fig 1: Identifying Strut Tower Brace, Bolts -1- And Nuts -2-

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-- Remove the tower brace, refer to TOWER BRACE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the Oxygen Sensor 2 after Catalytic Converter -G131- -2-, refer to HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR 2 - G108 - / OXYGEN SENSOR 2 AFTER CATALYTIC CONVERTER - G131 -, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Fig 2: Identifying Oxygen Sensors Location, Cylinder Bank 2 (Left)

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-- Remove the plenum chamber bulkhead, refer to OVERVIEW - BULKHEAD .

-- Remove the left front muffler, refer to FRONT MUFFLER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the left front wheel.

-- Remove the drive axle cover -1- in the left wheel housing.

Fig 3: Driveshaft Cover -1-

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and the left drive axle heat shield.

Fig 4: Identifying Bolts And Left Drive Axle Heat Shield

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-- Vehicles with selector lever cable heat shield: remove the bolts -arrows- and remove the heat shield.

Fig 5: Heat Shield - Tightening Specification

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-- Remove selector lever cable ball socket -1- from selector shaft lever with Pry Lever 80-200.

-- Press the securing clips -2- off and remove the selector lever cable from the transmission.

Fig 6: Selector Lever Cable, Ball Socket And Securing Clips

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-- Remove the nuts -arrows- and bolt -1- and remove the left catalytic converter from the exhaust manifold.

Fig 7: Identifying Nuts, Bolt And Left Catalytic Converter

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-- Remove the bolts -1- and the bracket.

-- Remove the left catalytic converter from the top.

Fig 8: Removing Bolts And Bracket

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