Rear silencer
Rear silencer |
To remove |
1. |
Raise the car.
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2. |
Mark the bottom of the exhaust pipe 100 mm from the end of the silencer. See illustration.
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3. |
Cut at right angles across the exhaust pipe. Use
83 95 667 Pipe cutter, exhaust system
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4. |
Remove the rear silencer.
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To fit |
1. |
Clean the cut to remove burrs and dirt.
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2. |
Fit a sleeve clamp to the pipe.
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3. |
Fit the rear silencer with new rubber mountings.
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4. |
If necessary, change also the rubber mountings suspending the front silencer.
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5. |
Adjust the sleeve clamp so that the pipe ends are in the centre of the clamp.
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6. |
Adjust the front and rear silencers so that they hang in a neutral position.
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7. |
If the tale pipe is visible: Check that the tail pipe is in the centre of the recess and flush with the rear bumper.
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8. |
Tighten the nuts on the clamp.
Tightening torque 40 Nm (30 lbf ft) |
9. |
Lower the car.
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10. |
Connect an extraction hose and start the engine. Check that the exhaust system does not leak.
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