Installation Procedure

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CAUTION: Refer to FASTENER NOTICE .

Place a NEW exhaust manifold pipe gasket over the right exhaust manifold studs.
Position the exhaust manifold pipe to the right exhaust manifold.
CAUTION: Refer to FASTENER NOTICE .
Install the two nuts attaching the exhaust manifold pipe to the right exhaust manifold.
Tighten

Tighten the exhaust manifold pipe nuts to 50 N.m (37 ft lbs).

Fig 1: Installing Exhaust Manifold Pipe & Gasket
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Place a NEW catalytic converter gasket over the catalytic converter studs.
CAUTION: Do not over-flex or damage the flex decoupler joint when moving the flex decoupler joint from normal mounting position. The flex decoupler joint will flex a maximum of six degrees which is equivalent to the pipes connected at the joint which move 1 inch for each foot length of pipe. A three foot pipe would move a maximum of three inches.
Position the catalytic converter to the exhaust manifold pipe.
Install the four nuts in order to secure the catalytic converter to the exhaust manifold pipe.
Tighten

Tighten the catalytic converter nuts to 25 N.m (18 ft lbs).

Fig 2: Installing Catalytic Converter To Exhaust Manifold Nuts

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Lower the vehicle.