Removing Rear Muffler
CAUTION:
Hot components
- Risk of burns
→ Let hot components cool down.
→ Wear personal protective gear.
Information
- Pre-treat corroded components with anti-rust agent or heat.
- Detach rear silencer -1-
from particle filters -2-
.
- 1.1
Unscrew nuts on exhaust flanges -3-
.
- 1.1.1 Replace nuts.
Rear silencer on particle filter
- 1.1
Unscrew nuts on exhaust flanges -3-
.
- Secure rear silencer -1-
using > VAS 6931 - engine and gearbox jack-2-
.
- 2.1 > VAS 6931 - Position engine and gearbox jack-2- centrally below rear silencer -1- .
- 2.2 Guide the tension strap for the > VAS 6931 - engine and gearbox jack-2- around the -1- rear silencer and close.
Rear silencer on VAS 6931 engine and gearbox jack
- Remove rear silencer -1-
.
- 3.1 Open clamps -2- and pull off vacuum lines -3- .
- 3.2 Loosen the screws on the -4- tension straps until -4- the -5- tension straps can be removed from the holder.
- 3.3 Pull rear silencer -1- on > VAS 6931 - engine and gearbox jack away from the exhaust flanges on the particle filters -6- .
- 3.4 Lower the rear silencer -1- on the > VAS 6931 - engine and gearbox jack and guide downwards and out of the vehicle.
Rear silencer