Exhaust System, Installing

Exhaust System, Installing

• Align the exhaust system when cold.

- Loosen the nuts - 3 and 4 - on the front clamping sleeve - 1 -.






- Align the front clamping sleeve - 1 - to the mark - A - on the front exhaust pipe - 2 - (- arrow - faces in the direction of travel).

• Dimension - a - = 5 mm

• The bolts must be at the right and must not project beyond the lower edge of the clamping sleeve.

- Hand tighten the front nut - 3 - on the clamping sleeve.

- Push the exhaust system far enough forward so that the pretension on the retaining loop at the rear muffler is 15 to 17 mm - a -.






- In this position, evenly tighten the nuts - 3 and 4 - on the clamping sleeve to 25 Nm.






Installed Position of the Front Clamping Sleeve





- Install the clamping sleeve so that the bolt end - arrow - does not project beyond the lower edge of the clamping sleeve.

• Threaded connection points toward the right.

Installed Position of the Rear Clamping Sleeve





- Install the clamping sleeve so that the bolt end - arrow - does not project beyond the lower edge of the clamping sleeve.

• Connection faces the right (Passat) or the rear (GTI and Eos).