mercury Workshop Repair Guides

Mercury Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

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1. NOTE:  Clean the mating surfaces of the three-way converter and the dual converter Y-pipe.

NOTE:  To correctly seat the converters, alternately tighten the three-way converter-to-dual converter Y-pipe nuts to specification.

Install a new gasket into the Y-pipe flange. Install the three-way catalytic converter studs into the Y-pipe flange and tighten the new nuts.
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Support with a suitable Jack stand.

2. Connect the muffler to the three-way catalytic converter and install the insulators.

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Remove the Jack stand.

3. Install the exhaust clamp and tighten the nuts.
4. Install the left rear suspension control arm(s).

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Check and, if necessary, adjust the alignment.

5. Lower the vehicle.

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