Muffler: Service and Repair

Vehicles with all-wheel drive
Vehicles with front-wheel-drive. Refer to Mufflers with mounts.

1. 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.)
2. From TWC
3. Carriage bolts
4. Double clamp
5. 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.)
6. Mounts
- With retaining ring
7. Center muffler
8. Double clamp (for repair)
9. Separating points
- 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 refer to Fig. 1
10. Right-rear muffler
11. Mounts
12. Brackets
13. Left-rear muffler

Fig. 1 Separating point between front and rear mufflers
Cutting
- Using VAG1523 body saw, cut through connecting pipe between center muffler and rear muffler at groove.
Distance -a-: approximately 244 mm (9-1/2 inch).

Vehicles with front wheel drive

1. 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.)
2. From TWC
3. Carriage bolts
4. Double clamps
5. 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.)
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 refer to Fig. 1
13. To front mufflers