Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals > Octavia Mk2 > Power unit | 1.6/55; 66; 77 kW TDI CR Engine | Exhaust system | Removing and installing parts of the exhaust system

Aligning exhaust system free of stress

(Octavia II)

l	The exhaust system is aligned when cold.

–	Slacken front warm-type clamp -1- and align to pre-exhaust pipe -2- (-arrow- points in direction of travel).

-a- = 5 mm

The fixing screws must be on the right. The screws must not protrude beyond the bottom edge of the warm-type clamp.

–	Tighten front screw by hand.

For vehicles with front-wheel drive

–	Push the exhaust system so far forward until the initial load -dimension a- on the retaining strap at the middle part of the exhaust system is 9...11 mm.

On vehicles with four-wheel drive

–	Push the exhaust system so far forward until the initial load -dimension a- on the retaining strap at the middle part of the exhaust system is 7...9 mm.

Continued for all vehicles

–	Tighten bolts of the front warm-type clamp evenly to 23 Nm.

Align exhaust tailpipes

–	Align rear part of exhaust system in such a way that there is an equal distance -a- on the left and right between bumper opening and exhaust tailpipes.

At the same time there must be an equal distance -b- from the bumper opening to the exhaust tailpipes.

For centering, if necessary the hangers of the exhaust system must be loosened.

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