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Stress-free alignment of exhaust system - vehicles with four-wheel drive > < Removing and installing exhaust manifold (right-side)

A4 Cabriolet Mk2

Stress-free alignment of exhaust system - vehicles with front-wheel drive
Stress-free alignment of exhaust system - vehicles with front-wheel drive
l  The exhaust system must be aligned when it is cool.
   
Vehicles without clamp between centre silencer and rear silencer
–  Loosen bolts for clamps → Item.
–  Push exhaust system towards front of vehicle -arrow-, so that rubber mounting for centre silencer is preloaded by dimension -a- = 5 ... 9 mm.
–  Tighten bolts on clamps evenly to 40 Nm.
–  Align tailpipes → Chapter.
  A26-0101
Vehicles with clamp between centre silencer and rear silencer
  Note
On vehicles with clamp fitted between centre silencer and rear silencer, it is also necessary to align the rear silencer.
–  Loosen bolts on front clamps → Item and rear clamps → Item.
–  Push front section of exhaust system towards front of vehicle -arrow-, so that rubber mounting for centre silencer is preloaded by dimension -a- = 5 ... 9 mm.
–  Tighten bolts on front clamps → Item evenly to 40 Nm.
  A26-0101
–  Push rear section of exhaust system towards front of vehicle -arrow-, so that rear rubber mountings for rear silencer are preloaded by dimension -a- = 7 ... 11 mm.
–  Align rear silencer horizontally.
–  Tighten bolts on rear clamps → Item evenly to 40 Nm.
–  Align tailpipes → Chapter.
  A26-0098

Stress-free alignment of exhaust system - vehicles with four-wheel drive > < Removing and installing exhaust manifold (right-side)