Muffler: Service and Repair

Muffler With Mountings

Vehicles With Front Wheel Drive

1. 40 Nm
2. From catalyst
3. Carriage bolt






4. Double clamp
5. 25 Nm
6. Mounting
- With retaining ring
7. Center muffler
8. Bracket
9. Mounting
10. Rear muffler
11. Repair double clamp
12. Separating - point
- As standard, center and rear mufflers are installed as a single component. In cases of repair the center and rear muffler are supplied individually and with a double clamp for connecting.
- Cut through connecting pipe with body saw, e.g. V.A.G 1 523, at right angles at the separating point see Fig. 1
13. Front muffler

Fig. 1 Separating point between center and rear mufflers






Special tools and equipment

- Body saw e.g. V.A.G 1523

Work sequence

- Separate connecting pipe between center and rear mufflers at point marked with a groove.

Dimension -a- approximately 182 mm.