Muffler: Service and Repair

Muffler system with mountings, component overview
1. From Catalyst
2. Double clamp
^ Note installation position, Refer to Fig. 2
3. 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.)
4. Mounting
^ Note installation position
5. Center muffler
^ Aligning, Refer to Fig. 4
6. Separation point
^ For repairing
^ Exhaust pipe is marked with three indentations around circumference
^ Center and rear mufflers are installed as a single welded component in production. Center and rear mufflers can be obtained individually with double clamp as spare parts.
^ Saw through connecting pipe (at right angles) at separating point using body saw
7. Mounting
8. Bracket
9. Rear muffler
10. Mounting
^ With retaining ring
11. 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.)
12. Tunnel bridge
13. 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.)
14. Washer





Fig. 1 Double clamp installing position, checking
- Position dual clamp with 5 mm distance for mark A-arrow-1
^ Mark A -arrow 1- for vehicles with automatic transmission
^ Mark S -arrow 2- for vehicles with manual transmission





Fig. 2 Installed position of mount
Angled side on foot of mount -arrow- points forward.





Fig. 3 Separation point on exhaust pipe
- Separate exhaust pipe (at right angles) at separation point -arrow 2
- When installing position repair double clamp -4- between points -arrows- 1 and 3
^ Tightening torque 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.)





Fig. 4 Aligning center muffler free of stress
The mount pins on exhaust pipe must run parallel with tunnel bridge (dimension -x- left and right is identical)