Installing muffler

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NOTE: Replace clamping sleeve. Apply a light coating of high-temperature grease on the sleeve before installation to facilitate fitting.

Fit new clamping sleeve. To do this, slide the clamping sleeve onto the catalytic-converter pipe.
Insert the muffler into the vehicle from the wheel side and move it to installation position. Then fit the three hexagon nuts on the screw connection points of the holder -arrows- and tighten only slightly.

Fig 1: Locating Screw Connection Points Of Holder
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Slide the clamping sleeve over the muffler pipe and move it to installation position. Screw down both hexagon nuts and tighten with the prescribed torque.

Fig 2: Sliding Clamping Sleeve Over Muffler Pipe
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Tightening torque for hexagon nuts of the clamping sleeve: 46 Nm (34 ftlb.)
Tighten the three muffler fastening screws with the prescribed torque.
Tightening torque for the M8 hexagon-head bolts on the muffler holder: 23 Nm (17 ftlb.)

NOTE: Replace fastening clamp for tailpipe.
Fit tailpipe. To do this, put the new fastening clamp (in the new installation position) - Fig 3 - with tailpipe onto the connecting pipe to the muffler. Slightly tighten the M8 hexagon nut with a commercially available long 3/8-inch socket wrench insert (a/f 16).
Installation position and tool for tailpipe fastening clamp

Fig 3: Fastening Tailpipe Clamp
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Align tailpipe. To do this, position the tailpipe with respect to the rear spoiler; see ADJUSTING TAILPIPE or Adjusting tailpipe (as of MY '02) .
Tighten hexagon nut of the tailpipe fastening clamp with the prescribed torque.

Fig 4: Tightening Hexagon Nut Of Tailpipe Fastening Clamp
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Tightening torque for fastening nut (a/f 16): 30 Nm (22 ftlb.)

NOTE: In order to avoid damage to the wheel, use the prescribed special tool (socket wrench insert) P 300 to tighten the wheel bolts.
Mount the wheel again. Refer to MOUNTING WHEEL ON VEHICLE/REMOVING WHEEL FROM VEHICLE .