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Procedures






Exhaust System, Aligning

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 exhaust pipe - 2 - (- arrow - faces in the direction of travel).

- a - = 5 mm

The nuts 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 at the retaining loop for rear muffler equals 15 to 17 mm - a -.






- Tighten the front clamping sleeve nuts - 3 and 4 - evenly to 25 Nm in this position.






Clamping sleeve location. Refer to => [ Clamping Sleeve Position ] Removal and Replacement.