Volkswagen Touareg 2003 Workshop Repair Manual page 160

Touareg 2003 ➤
8-cylinder injection engine - Edition 11.2011
13 - To exhaust manifold
14 - Centre silencer
❑ Centre and rear silencers are installed as a single component during production. In case of repair, the
centre and rear silencers are supplied separately, with a double repair clamp for connecting.
15 - Double clamp
❑ For repair cases
❑ Installation position
Installation position, double repair clamp in direction of travel
– The end of bolt -1- must not project beyond lower edge of
double clamp.
– The angle -2- must be 10° + 5°.
Aligning exhaust system
• Exhaust system cold
– Push exhaust system in direction of travel -1- and tighten dou‐
ble clamps until dimension -a- is attained at the mountings.
Centre silencer: dimension a = 10 mm; Rear silencer: dimen‐
sion a = 15 mm
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Rep. gr.26 - Exhaust system
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