Mufflers With Mounts
Mufflers With Mounts
1 - Exhaust tail pipe
- Right side
2 - Rear muffler
- At factory, center and rear mufflers are installed as a single component. Spare center and rear mufflers are supplied separately for the case of repairs, with double clamps for the connection.
- In case of repair, install rear muffler stress-free
3 - Support ring
- Note installed position
4 - 25 Nm
5 - Exhaust tail pipe
- Left side
6 - Separating point
- For repairs
- Marked by a depression in the exhaust pipe
- At factory, center and rear mufflers are installed as a single component. Spare center and rear mufflers are supplied separately for the case of repairs, with double clamps for the connection.
- Cut connecting pipe at separating point at right angle using body repair saw (e.g. VAG1523)
- Notches left and right of separating point must still be visible after installing double clamps.
7 - Support ring
- Note installed position
8 - 25 Nm
9 - Support ring
- Note installed position
10 - Double clamp, 40 Nm
- Must be pushed onto center of exhaust pipe at front
- Note installed position
11 - Support ring
- Note installed position
12 - Double clamp, 40 Nm
- Must be pushed onto center of exhaust pipe at front
- Note installed position
13 - To catalytic converter with exhaust pipe, front
Cylinder bank 1
Cylinder bank 2
14 - Center muffler
- At factory, center and rear mufflers are installed as a single component. Spare center and rear mufflers are supplied separately for the case of repairs, with double clamps for the connection.
15 - Double clamp (for repair)
- Installation position
Fig. 1 Installation position of double clamps
Screw tips must not project beyond the lower edge of the clamp.
Fig. 2 Installation position, double clamps
1 - Screw tips must not project beyond the lower edge of the clamp.
2 - Angle 10 degrees to 15 degrees
Fig. 3 Installation position of suspensions
Requirement
- Exhaust system, cold
Procedure
- Press exhaust system in direction of travel (arrow - 1-) and tighten double clamps tightly until dimension - a- at suspensions is reached.
Center muffler:
- Dimension - a - = 10 mm
Rear muffler:
- Dimension - a - = 15 mm