Component Overview For Rear Silencer

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Fig 1: Overview Of Rear Silencer Component

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Rear silencer; check welded areas for cracks
Rear holder
Mount for front and rear holder (stop-choc element)
Fastening screw (M8 x 110) for holder → Tightening torque: 23 Nm (17 ft. lb.)
Collar nut (lock nut) → Tightening torque: 23 Nm (17 ft. lb.)
Tailpipe (3.6-Liter engine)
Tailpipe clamp, always replace after opening. → Tightening torque: 30 Nm (22 ft. lb.)
Clamping sleeve → Tightening torque: 23 Nm (17 ft. lb.)
Front holder
G-holder for rear silencer
Silencer bracket to cylinder head
Screw (M8 x 25) for bottom G-holder → Tightening torque: 23 Nm (17 ft. lb.)
Screw (M8 x 12) for G-holder to bracket → Tightening torque: 23 Nm (17 ft. lb.)
Screw (M8 x 25) securing bracket to cylinder head → Tightening torque: 23 Nm (17 ft. lb.)

Remove tailpipe cover -1- if the silencer has to be replaced.
→ 263519 REMOVING AND INSTALLING TAILPIPE COVER .
1. 1.1. Unscrew M8 Torx screw -2- on the ball clamp, open the ball clamp slightly and pull off the cover.
2. 1.2. Replace ball clamp by removing the spotweld and removing the clamp.
  
  Fig 2: Identifying Fastening Screw On Tailpipe Cover (3.8-Liter Engine)
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Loosen M8 fastening nuts -1- on the clamping sleeve. If corroded, heat the sleeve or spray it with rust solvent.

Fig 3: Identifying Clamping Sleeve Nuts
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Loosen threaded connection on rear silencer holder at the rear.
1. 3.1. Unscrew two M8 hexagon nuts -1- on the holder -2- .
  Tool recommendation: commercially available 3/8-inch ratchet with extension, universal joint and socket-wrench insert (a/f 13).
  
  Fig 4: Identifying Rear Silencer Mounting
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  Fig 5: Removing Rear Silencer Mounting Nuts
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  Fig 6: Identifying Lock Nut On Rear Holder
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2. 3.2. Unscrew two M8 hexagon nuts -1- on the rear silencer holder at the front.
  
  Fig 7: Identifying Front Silencer Mounting Nuts
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Slide clamping sleeve onto the main silencer pipe and lift the silencer towards the wheel housing and out of the vehicle.