Aston Martin V8 Vantage Workshop Manual page 235

Silencer Assembly (09.01)
Exhaust (09.00)
3. Remove Allen bolts (x4), bumper diffuser to mounting
brackets. Remove diffuser, collect securing brackets.
4. Disconnect both by-pass valve vacuum lines.
5. Remove bolts (x4), rear exhaust pipes to silencer. Collect
springs from bolts.
6. Remove bolts (x4), securing LH and RH silencer rear
hanger brackets to body.
7. Remove bolts (x4), silencer front mountings to subframe.
Remove mountings from silencer.
8. Position suitable lifter to support weight of silencer.
With assistance, remove silencer.
9. Remove both rear rubber mountings and hanger
brackets from silencer.
10. Mark rear stub pipes to muffler for assembly purposes.
11. Loosen clamp nuts (x2), remove stub pipes (x2).
Installation
1. Clean muffler and mating faces on rear pipes and stub
pipes.
2. Install stub pipes (x2), install clamps (x2), torque tighten
clamp nuts (x2).
3. Install both rear rubber mountings and hanger brackets
to silencer.
4. Position silencer on lifter. Install silencer, position
hangers, install and tighten bolts (x4).
5. Install front mountings to silencer, install and tighten
bolts (x4).
6. Align silencer to rear pipes. Install springs (x4), and
torque tighten bolts (x4).
7. Check silencer to rear pipes for correct alignment and
clearances.
8. Install and align stub pipes (x2) to silencer and trims in
bumper. Align and tighten clamp bolts.
9. Connect lines to both by-pass vacuum valves.
10. Position mounting brackets, install rear bumper diffuser.
Install and tighten Allen bolts.
11. Install rear undertray (see Workshop Manual procedure
01.02.PB Undertray - Rear - Renew).
12. Lower vehicle on ramp.
Exhaust Rear Silencer Mounting Rubber-
Renew
Repair Operation Time (ROT)
Item
Exhaust Rear Silencer Mounting
Rubber-Renew
Removal
1. Raise vehicle on ramp.
2. Remove Allen bolts (x4), bumper diffuser to mounting
brackets. Remove diffuser, collect mounting brackets.
3. Remove bolts (x2), securing silencer rear hanger
brackets to body.
4. Release/remove rubber mounting and hanger bracket
from silencer bracket.
9-1-4
5. Remove rubber mounting from hanger bracket.
Installation
1. To aid assembly, apply liquid soap to rubber mounting.
2. Install rubber mounting on hanger bracket.
3. Install rubber mounting on muffler bracket.
4. Align hanger bracket to body, install and torque tighten
bolts (x2).
5. Position mounting brackets, install bumper diffuser,
install and torque tighten Allen bolts (x4).
1. Lower vehicle on ramp.
Isolator Silencer Support-Renew
Repair Operation Time (ROT)
Item
Isolator Silencer Support-Renew
Removal
1. Raise vehicle on ramp.
2. Remove rear undertray (see Workshop Manual
procedure 01.02.PB Undertray - Rear - Renew
3. Remove bolts (x2) securing exhaust silencer isolator to
subframe.
4. Release/remove isolator from exhaust silencer.
Installation
1. Install isolator to exhaust silencer, install and torque
tighten bolts (x2).
2. Install rear undertray (see Workshop Manual procedure
01.02.PB Undertray - Rear - Renew
3. Lower vehicle on ramp.
Code
09.00.LB
Workshop Manual
Code
09.00.LC
October 2005