Removing
Each section of the system can be dismantled separately. It is also possible to remove the entire exhaust tract assembly. Even if only a single section needs to be replaced, it is easier to dismantle it after first removing the entire assembly.
1. Jack up the front of the car and place it on jack stands (with the appropriate equipment of the site, you can drive the car onto a flyover or viewing hole). If equipped, remove the crankcase protection.
2. Spray all elements of the exhaust system with a rust dissolver and wait until the rust dissolves.
3. Loosen the main muffler clamp.
4. Take out the muffler from the rubber holder and disconnect it from the central pipe.
5. Disconnect a reception pipe from a final collector.
Mounting the exhaust pipe to the exhaust manifold
A - OHC engines
B - DOHC engines
6. On the diesel engine turn out bolts of fastening and disconnect a reception pipe from the holder.
Fastening of a reception pipe to the holder
7. Take out system of release from rubber holders.
The catalytic converter is sensitive to shock, do not hit or drop it.
Installation
1. Assemble the front of the exhaust system without tightening the bolts. Be sure to use new bolts, seals and damping rings. The mating surfaces must first be cleaned.
2. It is recommended to lubricate all bolts with high temperature grease, such as Liqui Moly LN-508-ASC, which will facilitate the next disassembly of the connections.
3. Have an assistant lift the exhaust system or support it with wooden blocks.
4. Hang the center muffler on the rubber holders.
5. Install the exhaust pipe on the exhaust manifold with a new seal and secure with new bolts without tightening them.
6. On a diesel engine, attach the downpipe to the holder.
7. Put the main muffler on the back of the downpipe. Slide the clamp onto the muffler connecting pipe first. On cars from 09.1996, the clamp is welded to the pipe of the main muffler.
8. Hang the main muffler on the rubber holder.
9. Before tightening the threaded connections, set the exhaust system in accordance with the contour of the bottom of the car so that the system does not experience mechanical stress. Make sure that there is enough space everywhere between the elements of the system and the body and that the rubber holders are evenly loaded.
10. Tighten the bolts to the required torque.
11. Lower the vehicle to the ground.
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