Vehicles With Front-Wheel Drive

Muffler With Mounts







1 - 40 Nm (30 ft lb)
2 - From Three Way Catalytic Converter (TWC)
3 - Carriage bolts
- Double clamps
5 - 25 Nm (18 ft lb)
6 - Mounts
- With retaining ring
7 - Center muffler
8 - Bracket
9 - Mount
10 - Rear muffler
11 - Double clamp (for repair)
12 - Separating point
- At factory, center and rear mufflers are installed as single component. Replacement center and rear mufflers are supplied separately, with double clamp for connecting joint
- Cutting through at separating point See Fig. 1
13 - To front mufflers

Fig. 1 Separating point between center muffler and rear muffler







Cutting
- Using VAG1523 body saw, cut through connecting pipe between center muffler and rear muffler at groove.

Distance -a-: approx. 182 mm (7 in.).