Exhaust System, Installing Without Tension

Procedure 

• Align the exhaust system when cold.

-- Loosen the threaded connections for the front clamping sleeve -arrow-.

Fig 1: Locating Clamping Sleeve Screws

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-- Push the exhaust system far enough forward until the pretension on the retaining loops at the exhaust pipe -a- = 5 mm.

Fig 2: Identifying Tail Pipe Aligning

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-- Install the front clamping sleeve. Refer to INSTALLATION POSITION FOR FRONT CLAMPING SLEEVE .

Tail Pipes, Aligning 

Fig 3: Aligning Exhaust System

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-- Align the rear muffler so that the distance -a and b- between the bumper opening and the tail pipes is the same.

Vehicles with One Tail Pipe 

Fig 4: Vehicles with One Tail Pipe

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-- Align the rear muffler, so that the distance it is even between the bumper and the tail pipes.

All Vehicles 

-- Loosen the rear muffler to align the tail pipes.

Tightening Specifications 

• Refer to OVERVIEW - EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM 
• Refer to OVERVIEW - MUFFLER