Silverado 3500 2WD V8-6.6L DSL Turbo (2006)
8. If equipped with a 6.0L or 8.1L engine, install the insulators to the muffler hangers.
Important: Apply lubricant to the insulators to aid in installation.
9. Install a new exhaust manifold pipe gasket.
10. With the aid of an assistant, slide the muffler forward in order to install the muffler to the catalytic converter.
11. Install the insulators to the frame hangers.
12. If equipped with a 6.6L engine, install the exhaust muffler nuts.
Tighten the nuts to 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.).
13. If equipped with a 6.0L or 8.1L engine, position the NEW band clamp on the intermediate exhaust pipe, using the alignment mark created
previously. The band clamp bolt must NOT be positioned below the exhaust pipe.
14. Install the exhaust muffler nuts.
15. Tighten the exhaust pipe clamp bolt.
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Tighten the nuts to 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.).
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Tighten the clamp to 44 Nm (33 ft. lbs.).