Exhaust Pipe/Muffler, Separating: Procedure

-- Cut through the exhaust pipe using for example, the body repair saw V.A.G 1523 A at right angles at the separating point.

• Separating points for the left -1- and right -2- exhaust pipes for both mufflers.
  Fig 1: Identifying Left And Right Exhaust Pipes

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• The rear muffler installed depth (separating point) has a mark -arrows- on the center muffler exhaust pipe to identify it.

-- Push the rear muffler -3- up to the mark -arrow- on the center muffler exhaust pipe -1-.

Fig 2: Sliding Rear Muffler Up To Marking On Center Muffler Exhaust Pipe

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-- Position the clamp -2- to dimension -a-.

1 -

Center muffler

2 -

Clamp

3 -

Rear muffler

a -

Dimension -a- approximately 5 mm

-- Install the clamp so that the end of the bolt does not extend past the lower edge of the clamp.

Fig 3: Installation Position Of Double Clamp

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-- Align the exhaust system so that the distance -a- on the right and left is the same.

Fig 4: Aligning Exhaust System So Distance Is Equal At Right And Left Sides

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-- Tighten the clamp to 40 Nm.