Exhaust System, Installing Without Tension

Procedure 

• Align the exhaust system when cold.

-- Loosen the screws for the front clamping sleeve -arrow-.

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-- Push the exhaust system far enough forward until the pre-load on the retaining loops at the exhaust pipe -a- = 5 mm.

Fig 1: Identifying Tail Pipe Aligning

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-- Install the front clamping sleeve. Refer to CLAMPING SLEEVE INSTALLATION POSITION .

-- Align the rear muffler so that the distance -a and b- between the bumper opening and the tail pipes is the same.

Fig 2: Aligning Exhaust System

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-- Loosen the rear muffler to align the tail pipes.

Tightening Specifications 

• Refer to OVERVIEW - MUFFLER