Replacement of the center and tail silencer - ra49lh1044940x(4940)

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A. Tail silencer B. Center silencer Engine 104 LH-Injection

Preceding work:

Removing and installing exhaust system from flanged connection

Operation No. of operation texts and operation values or standard texts and flat rates

Tail silencer

Centre silencer

Renewing tail silencer

Fig 1: Identifying Tail Silencers And Pipe Clip

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Exhaust pipes between center and tail silencers (7, 9)	mark at point indicated and cut off. Size "A"=100 mm
Cut-off center silencer (7) and new tail silencer (9)	fit together, install pipe clips (21). When attaching the exhaust system, ensure that the projection "a" of the bracket at the tail silencer is not more than 3 - 5 mm at the rubber bush (18) when the exhaust is cold.

Fig 2: Identifying Tail Silencer Bracket Projection

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Renewing center silencer

Fig 3: Identifying Tail Silencers And Pipe Clip

Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA.

Exhaust pipes between center and
tail silencers (7, 9)	mark at point indicated and cut off. Size "B"=115 mm NOTE: If the tail silencer (9) has already been replaced, the widened pipe end at the center silencer (7) should always be cut off (size "A"=100 mm).
Sawn-off tail silencer (9) and new center silencer (7)	fit together, install pipe clips (21). When suspending exhaust system, ensure that the projection "a" of the bracket at the tail silencer is not more than 3 - 5 mm at the rubber bush (18) when exhaust is cold.

Fig 4: Identifying Tail Silencer Bracket Projection

Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA.