Exhaust System - Vehicles With Front Wheel Drive, Aligning Stress-Free

Exhaust System - Vehicles With Front Wheel Drive, Aligning Stress-Free

Vehicles without clamp between center muffler and rear muffler
- Exhaust system must be aligned when cold.







- Loosen bolted connections on front clamp.







- Push exhaust system toward front of vehicle (arrow) until preloading at right side mounting of center muffler is -a- = 5 to 9 mm.
- Tighten bolted connections on clamp evenly to 40 Nm.

Aligning tailpipes







- Check to make sure that distances -a- and -b- between tailpipe and bumper are equal.

Vehicles with clamp between center muffler and rear muffler
- Exhaust system must be aligned when cold.

NOTE: It is only necessary to additionally align center muffler on vehicles with a clamp installed between center muffler and rear muffler.

- Installed position of front clamp







- Push front section of exhaust system toward front of vehicle (arrow) until preloading at right side mounting of center muffler is -a- = 5 to 9 mm.
- Tighten bolted connections on front clamp evenly to 40 Nm.







- Push rear section of exhaust system toward front of vehicle (arrow) until preloading at rear mounting of rear muffler is a = 12 mm. Also make sure that center muffler is horizontal to bottom of vehicle (as viewed at right angle to direction of travel).
- Installed position of rear clamps

- Tighten bolted connections on rear clamp evenly to 40 Nm.

Aligning tailpipes







- Check to make sure that distances -a- and -b- between tailpipe and bumper are equal.