Aligning Exhaust System Free Of Stress; Align Exhaust Tailpipe - Skoda Octavia III 2013 Workshop Manual

– Position clamping sleeve centrally to the side markers during
installation -arrows-.
– Install rear clamping sleeve
– Installing front clamping sleeve
– Align exhaust system in cold condition free of stress
⇒ "1.5 Aligning exhaust system free of stress", page 279
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ "1.2 Middle and rear silencer - Summary of components",
page 274
♦ ⇒ "1.1 Catalytic converter and component parts - Summary of
components", page 272
♦ Remove the tunnel bridge and underbody cover ⇒ Body Work;
Rep. gr. 66
1.5

Aligning exhaust system free of stress

• The exhaust system is aligned when cold.
– Loosen bolted connections of clamping sleeve -arrow-.
– Push the rear silencer so far forward until the pre-tensioning
on the retaining strap on the exhaust pipe is -a- = 5 mm.
– Installing the clamping sleeve
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ "1.1 Catalytic converter and component parts - Summary of
components", page 272
1.6

Align exhaust tailpipe

Work procedure
– Align rear silencer in such a way that there is an equal distance
-a- between bumper opening and exhaust tailpipe.
– For centring the exhaust tailpipes, loosen the suspension of
the rear silencer.
⇒ page 275
⇒ page 273
⇒ page 273 .
Octavia III 2013 ➤ , Octavia III 2014 ➤
1.2/63; 77 kW TSI engine - Edition 11.2014
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1. Removing and installing exhaust system
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