SERVICE WORK ON THE CHASSIS
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10.30
Removing main silencer
Warning
Danger of burns
The exhaust system gets very hot when the vehicle is driven.
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Allow the exhaust system to cool down. Do not touch hot components.
101353-10
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Disconnect spring
.
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Remove screws
and take off main silencer.
10.31
Installing the main silencer
101353-11
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Mount the main silencer. Mount and tighten screws
.
Guideline
Remaining screws, chassis
M6
10 Nm (7.4 lbf ft)
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Reconnect spring
.
10.32
Changing the glass fiber yarn filling of the main silencer
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Warning
Danger of burns
The exhaust system gets very hot when the vehicle is driven.
–
Allow the exhaust system to cool down. Do not touch hot components.
Info
Over a period, the fibers of the insulating material vanish into the air, and the silencer "burns out".
Not only is the noise level higher, the performance characteristic changes.
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Remove the main silencer. (
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101425-10
(All EXC
‑
F models)
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Remove screws
of connecting cap
.
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Take off the connecting cap with the perforated pipe, O-ring
, and glass fiber
yarn filling
.
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Remove screws
and take off silencer cap
with O-ring
and stuffing
yarn
.
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Clean the parts that need to be reinstalled and check for damage.
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Mount the O-ring on the silencer cap.
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Mount the new stuffing yarn on the silencer cap and fasten with adhesive tape.
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Position the silencer cap. Mount and tighten the screws.
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Mount the O-ring on the connecting cap.
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Slide the new glass fiber yarn filling over the perforated pipe.
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Mount the connecting cap with the glass fiber yarn filling in the main silencer.
Info
Slide the glass fiber yarn filling into the main silencer with a blunt tool.
