Exhaust Pipes/Mufflers, Separating: Notes

• A separating point has been provided in the connecting pipe for individual replacement of the center or rear muffler
• The separating point is marked by a depression around the circumference of the exhaust pipe.

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

• Chain Pipe Cutter VAS 6254

Procedure

Fig 1: Audi A7 Diagonal Braces

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-- Audi A7: Remove the left and right bolts and remove the diagonal braces -1- and -2-.

-- Separate the exhaust pipes at a right angle at the separating points -arrow- using a Chain Pipe Cutter VAS 6254.

Fig 2: Identifying Exhaust Pipe Separating Points

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-- When installing, position the clamping sleeves -arrows- on the center of the separating point

Fig 3: Identifying Clamping Sleeve Positions

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-- Install double clamps so that the bolt ends do not project over lower edge of double clamp.

Fig 4: Identifying Installed Position Of Rear Double Clamps

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• Installed position: Threaded connections point forward.

-- Install the exhaust system free of tension, refer to EXHAUST SYSTEM, INSTALLING WITHOUT TENSION .