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How to Install an Exhaust Muffler Pipe

Your vehicle exhaust manages the removal of waste gases produced within the engines combustion chambers. Exhaust piping and component quality determines engine power, fuel efficiency and sound. Over time, exhaust piping can corrode and becomes comprised with age. Compromised components decrease performance and may allow harmful exhaust gas chemicals into the air. The specific make and model of your vehicle determines the specific exhaust design but each design includes similar components and hardware including bolts, hangers, clamps, an exhaust manifold, front pipe, catalytic converter, muffler and tailpipe. Installing new muffler assembly and tailpipe isnt difficult with proper instruction and tools.

Instructions

Removal Of Existing Exhaust

1

Open the hood and disconnect the vehicle battery using a socket set. This nullifies any electrical concerns during installation and resets the system to the new exhaust once reconnected.

2

Place the floor jack in the recommend owner manual positions and lift the vehicle off the ground. Place floor jacks underneath the vehicle until all wheels are off the ground. Leave ample room to work underneath.

3

Locate the two-bolt flange connecting the muffler assembly into the catalytic converter piping and unbolt the two bolts using the socket set. The bolt flange mates the muffler assembly to the catalytic converter or resonator, if applicable.

4

Locate the hangers or rubber fasteners still holding the loose muffler assembly underneath the vehicle chassis. Also, refer to a vehicle specific repair guide for the locations of any other bolts securing the muffler in place.

5

Remove the remaining bolts and lift the muffler assembly off the hangers, if applicable. Place the removed muffler alongside its corresponding hardware.

6

Unbolt the resonator from the catalytic converter piping, if applicable. If there is not a resonator skip this step. Review the installation instructions that came with your new exhaust pipe. Complete any other removal procedures specific to your vehicle

Installing New Muffler & Tailpipe

7

Loosely fasten the two flange bolts mating the muffler assembly and catalytic converter together by way of the two-bolt flange. Also, mount a gasket in-between the flange and new muffler assembly, if included with the new system.

8

Reinstall any fasteners or clamps that secured the muffler piping in place prior to removal. Hook the proper piping connectors to the corresponding exhaust hangers specific to your vehicle. Do not tighten.

9

Mount the new tailpipe and secure to the muffler piping, if applicable. Refer to the new exhaust installation instructions for the specifics.

10

Align the new exhaust piping in its proper position. Leave at least a -inch space between piping and bodywork to avoid cosmetic damage due to exhaust heat.

11

Tighten the two-bolt flange bolts and proceed with tightening each bolt, clamp or fastener from the front to rear of the vehicle. Refer to the proper torque specifications required by each bolt in your owner manual or installation instructions.

12

Reconnect the vehicle battery and turn on the vehicle. Listen for exhaust leaks.

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