Exhaust System, Aligning Free Of Tension: Procedure

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-- Loosen the front clamping sleeve -1- nuts -3 and 4-.

Fig 1: Aligning Front Clamping Sleeve

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-- Align the front clamping sleeve -1- to the mark -A- on the front exhaust pipe -2- (the -arrow- faces in the direction of travel).

-a- = 5 mm

The connections must be at the right and must not project beyond the lower edge of the clamping sleeve -arrow-.

Fig 2: Clamping Sleeve Location
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-- Hand tighten the front nut -3- on clamping sleeve.

Fig 3: Aligning Front Clamping Sleeve

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-- Push the exhaust system far enough forward so that the retaining loop at the rear muffler is pre-tensioned to dimension -a- = 15 to 17 mm.

Fig 4: Identifying Pre-Tension Dimension Of Retaining Loop At Rear Muffler

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-- In this position, evenly tighten the nuts -3 and 4- on the clamping sleeves.

Fig 5: Aligning Front Clamping Sleeve

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Tightening specification: 23 Nm