Aligning Exhaust System Free Of Stress - Volkswagen Golf 2004 Workshop Manual

Golf 2004 ➤ , Golf Plus 2005 ➤ , Passat 2006 ➤ , Touran 2003 ➤
4-cylinder diesel engine (2.0 l engine, 4 valve) - Edition 02.2011
Installation dimension -a- for vehicles with marking on front ex‐
haust pipe
1 - Clamp
2 - Front exhaust pipe
a - Installation dimension
A - Marking
Installation position of front clamp
– Install clamp so that end of bolt -arrow- does not extend be‐
yond lower edge of clamp.
• Threaded connection faces right
Installation position of rear clamp
– Install clamp so that end of bolt -arrow- does not extend be‐
yond lower edge of clamp.
• Threaded connection faces to rear.
2.5

Aligning exhaust system free of stress

• Engine must be cold.
– Loosen threaded connection of clamp between catalytic con‐
verter and front silencer.
– Loosen bolts -3 and 4- on front clamp -1-.
– Align front clamp -1- to marking -A- on front exhaust pipe -2-
(-arrow- points forwards).
• Dimension -a- = ⇒ page 279
• The bolts must be on the right and the ends of the bolts must
not protrude beyond the lower edge of the clamp.
– Tighten front clamp bolts -3- hand-tight.
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Rep. gr.26 - Exhaust system