Removing the front pipe
Rear silencer without front silencer/gasoline particulate filter
Preliminary work
- Refer to REMOVING TANK COVER ON LEFT AND RIGHT .
- Refer to REMOVING STIFFENING STRUT .
WARNING:
Hot surfaces.
Risk of burning!
Risk of burning!
- Perform all work only on components that have cooled down.
CAUTION:
Component with heavy weight.
Injury hazard!
Injury hazard!
- Note component's center of gravity.
- Support component using a jack.
- Secure component against falling off the jack.
CAUTION:
Heavy component.
Heavy components can lead to injury or damage.
Heavy components can lead to injury or damage.
- Remove and install heavy components with the aid of another person/other persons.
CAUTION:
Shavings resulting from sawing or grinding components.
Injury hazard!
Injury hazard!
- Conduct all work in appropriate personal protective equipment only.
- Wear safety goggles and hand protection.
- If the separation point is not marked by a punch mark in the pipe, determine the separation point using the length of the pipe on the new front silencer (2).
- Mark the separation point on the component being replaced.
- Protect the front pipe (2) and rear silencer (1) from falling.
- Cut through the component to be replaced at the marked point with a suitable tool.
- Variant with ribbon clamp:
Detach the ribbon clamp (1).
- Version with V ribbon clip:
Unfasten clamp (1).
- Loosen nut (1).
- With the help of a support person, lower, feed out and remove the front pipe (1).