Muffler: Service and Repair

Muffler

Removal
1. Raise and support the vehicle.





2. Support the exhaust system with a suitable Jack stand.
3. Remove the left side rear suspension control arm(s).





4. Remove the nuts and separate the three-way converter from the dual converter Y-pipe. Discard the nuts and the gasket.





5. Detach the exhaust hanger insulators from the exhaust and remove the muffler and three-way catalytic converter from the vehicle.
6. Install the muffler pipe into a vise and remove the clamp. While heating the muffler pipe, separate the three-way catalytic converter from the muffler pipe.

Installation





1. NOTE: Clean the mating surfaces of the three-way converter and the dual converter Y-pipe.

NOTE: To correctly seat the converters, alternately tighten the three-way converter-to-dual converter Y-pipe nuts to specification.

Install a new gasket into the Y-pipe flange. Install the three-way catalytic converter studs into the Y-pipe flange and tighten the new nuts.
^ Support with a suitable Jack stand.





2. Connect the muffler to the three-way catalytic converter and install the insulators.
^ Remove the Jack stand.





3. Install the exhaust clamp and tighten the nuts.
4. Install the left rear suspension control arm(s).
^ Check and, if necessary, adjust the alignment.

5. Lower the vehicle.