Heat Shield For Front Tunnel, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Remove the rear heat shield for the longitudinal member. Refer to REAR LONGITUDINAL MEMBER HEAT SHIELD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

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-- If equipped, remove the slip catalyst. Refer to OVERVIEW - EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM - 3.0L .

Continuation:

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-- Place the Engine/Gearbox Jack - Gearbox Support:T10337  on the Engine and Gearbox Jack:VAS 6931  and position it at the bottom of the transmission.

-- If equipped, remove the bolts -arrows- and guide the mounting for the front muffler to the side.

Fig 1: Identifying Bolts

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TIP:

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For reasons of clarity, the Engine/Gearbox Jack - Gearbox Support:T10337  is not shown.

-- Remove the tunnel crossmember bolts -arrows-.

-- Lower the engine/transmission assembly to dimension -a- using the Engine and Gearbox Jack:VAS 6931  .

Fig 2: Engine And Gearbox Jack VAS 6931

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• Dimension -a- = maximum 40 mm.

-- Remove the nuts -1 and 6- for the underbody trim panel -2- in the heat shield area.

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-- Remove the nuts -3 and 5-.

-- Free up the heat shield -4- near the stud bolts.

-- Remove the heat shield.