Remove/Install Exhaust System (161400) - Briggs & Stratton Vanguard 05000 Manual

To install the 104700 muffler system:
NOTE
: U se
(#93963)
exhaust system threads to prevent galling of the
threads and ease future disassembly.
1. Position new gasket, exhaust elbow and
screws ([A] Fig. 10).
2. Torque screws to listed values.
3. Place the exhaust elbow shield in position
and secure with the two mounting screws
([A] Fig. 10). Torque screws to listed
values
.
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4. Slide muffler mounting screws through
lock plate and push screws through
muffler.
5. Place new gasket on mating surface of
muffler and insert screws through back
plate.
6. Position second new gasket on the back
plate and fit assembly into place on
exhaust elbow.
7. Torque muffler mounting screws to listed
values. SEE SECTION 14- ENGINE
SPECIFICATIONS.
8. Bend the screw lock tabs against the flat
of the muffler mounting screw heads.
9. Install muffler shield (if equipped). Torque
screws to listed values.
80
valve lubricant on all
Fig. 10
REMOVE/INSTALL EXHAUST
SYSTEM (161400)
Fig. 11
To remove muffler from model 161400:
1. Remove carburetor heat shield ([A] Fig.
12).
Fig. 12
2. Remove muffler guard (B) and manifold
guard
([C] Fig. 12).