Replacing Front Muffler

Replacing Front Muffler
(Exhaust System Removed)

Note: For the following work steps, the illustrations of the exhaust system of another BMW car are used.





Carry over length of new front muffler to old front muffler and mark cutting points.
Cut through exhaust pipes at marked points between front and center mufflers and deburr.





Connect new front muffler and center muffler by means of clamping sleeves.

Installation:
Nuts point downwards.
Align clamping sleeves so that:
- cutting point is in middle of clamping sleeve, and
- there is sufficient spacing to adjoining components