Exhaust System, Installing Without Tension

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Procedure

Align the exhaust system when cold.
Tightening specifications, refer to OVERVIEW - MUFFLER .

Vehicles without clamping sleeve between the front and rear parts of the exhaust system.

Fig 1: Pressing Center Muffler Toward Front

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-- Loosen the bolts on the front clamping sleeve.

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

-- Tighten the clamping sleeve threaded connections evenly.

Vehicles with a clamping sleeve between the front and rear parts of the exhaust system.

Fig 2: Pressing Center Muffler Toward Front

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NOTE:

Only for vehicles with clamping sleeves between front and rear muffler parts, the front muffler must 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 Y pipe -a- = 5 to 9 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- = 5 to 9 mm.

Fig 3: Pressing Center Muffler Toward Front

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-- Align rear muffler horizontally.

-- Tighten the rear clamping sleeve threaded connections evenly.

Vehicles with Version 1 Standard Tailpipes:

Fig 4: Checking Distance Of End Pipes At Left/Right To Bumper

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-- Check distance of left and right tail pipes to bumper:

Dimension -x- left = dimension -x- right.

Vehicles with Version 2 Standard Tailpipes:

Fig 5: Tail Pipe Centering To Bumper

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-- Check distance of left and right tail pipes to bumper:

Dimension -a- = 18 mm.
Dimension -b- left = dimension -b- right.

Vehicles with Double Tail Pipes:

Fig 6: Checking Distance Between Tailpipe And Bumper

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-- Check distance of left and right tail pipes to bumper:

Dimension -x- left = dimension -x- right.

All Vehicles:

Fig 7: Identifying Brace Threaded Connection -Arrow-

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If necessary, correct the distance as follows:

-- Loosen the brace threaded connection -arrow- between the exhaust pipes.

-- Adjust the distance of the rear mufflers to each other.