Removing the rear silencer
Rear silencer
Preliminary work
WARNING:
Hot surfaces.
Risk of burning!
Risk of burning!
- Perform all work only on components that have cooled down.
CAUTION:
Component with heavy weight.
Injury hazard!
Injury hazard!
- Note component's center of gravity.
- Support component using a jack.
- Secure component against falling off the jack.
CAUTION:
Heavy component.
Heavy components can lead to injury or damage.
Heavy components can lead to injury or damage.
- Remove and install heavy components with the aid of another person/other persons.
CAUTION:
Shavings resulting from sawing or grinding components.
Injury hazard!
Injury hazard!
- Conduct all work in appropriate personal protective equipment only.
- Wear safety goggles and hand protection.
- If the separation point is not marked by a punch mark in the pipe, determine the separation point by the length of the pipe on the new rear silencer (1).
- Mark the separation point on the component being replaceed.
- Secure the rear silencer (1) and the front silencer/gasoline particulate filter (2) to prevent them from falling.
- Cut through the component to be replaced at the marked point with a suitable tool.
- Unlock plug connection (1) and disconnect.
- Release the nuts (2).
- Feed out the rear silencer (3) with the help of an auxiliary person and remove it.
