Exhaust System, Installing Without Tension

Procedure

• Align the exhaust system when cold.

-- Loosen the threaded connections for the front clamping sleeve -arrow-.

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-- Push the exhaust system far enough forward until the pretension 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 Figure.

Audi A1 from MY 2018:

Fig 2: Aligning Exhaust System

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

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

Tightening Specifications

• Refer to Repair Information
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