Rear Muffler Heat Shield, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Loosen the rear muffler mounting and lower it slightly using the :VAS6931  . Refer to OVERVIEW - MUFFLER [CVKB, CWNA, CVLA, DEMA, DKUA] .

-- Remove the nuts -arrows-.

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-- Remove the heat shield -1-.

TIP: 

G-TRON:  the retaining pieces from the left heat shield are different then the above illustration.

• Left heat shield: 4 nuts
• Right heat shield: 3 nuts