Exhaust System, Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

• Torque Wrench (5-50 Nm) V.A.G 1331

Conditions:

• Engine must be cold.

Procedure 

-- Loosen the nuts -3 and 4- on the clamping sleeve -1- between the reduction catalytic converter -2- and the front muffler (the -arrow- points in the direction of travel).

-- Align the clamping sleeve -1- to the mark -A- on the reduction catalytic converter -2-.

• -a- = 5 mm

• The connections must be at the right and must not project beyond the lower edge of the clamping sleeve -arrow-.
  Fig 2: Identifying Clamping Sleeve Location

  Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

-- Tighten the front nut -3- on the clamping sleeve -1- by hand.

-- Push the exhaust system as far as possible forward into the clamping sleeve until dimension -a- is reached on the retaining loop (-arrow- points in direction of travel).

• Dimension -a- = 15 to 17 mm.

-- In this position, tighten the nuts -3 and 4- on the clamping sleeve -1- evenly.

• Tightening specification, refer to CLAMPING SLEEVE INSTALLED POSITION .

-- After tightening the clamping sleeve, check dimension -a- and correct if necessary.

Tailpipe, Aligning 

-- Align the rear muffler so that the distance -a- between the bumper cut out and tailpipes are uniform on the left and right.