Muffler: Service and Repair

Exhaust Silencer

Removal
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Raise the vehicle and support with suitable safety stands.
3. Remove exhaust silencer fixing nuts (3) then disconnect rear exhaust pipe from exhaust silencer.
4. Remove exhaust silencer fixing nuts (2) then disconnect exhaust silencer from front exhaust pipe (5).
5. Remove exhaust silencer mounting nuts (8) from chassis side then remove exhaust silencer (1).

Installation
1. Install the exhaust silencer (1) chassis side and tighten two nuts (8) to the specified torque.
Nuts: 15 Nm (11 ft. lbs.)
2. Install the exhaust silencer and tighten two bolts (2) on front exhaust pipe to specified torque.
Bolts: 43 Nm (32 ft. lbs.)
3. Install the rear exhaust pipe and tighten two nuts (3) on exhaust silencer to specified torque.
Nuts: 43 Nm (32 ft. lbs.)