REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION



Exhaust main muffler and rear floor panel heat protector removal steps


1.
 Exhaust main muffler


10.
 Seal ring


11.
 Exhaust muffler hanger


12.
 Exhaust tail pipe diffuser


13.
 Rear floor panel heat protector



Centre exhaust pipe removal steps


2.
 Centre exhaust pipe


10.
 Seal ring


14.
 Exhaust pipe gasket


15.
 Exhaust muffler hanger


16.
 Exhaust pipe hanger bracket



Catalytic converter removal steps


3.
 Harness cover


4.
 Oxygen sensor (rear) connector connection
<<A>>
 >>B<<
 5.
 Oxygen sensor (rear)


6.
 Catalytic converter


14.
 Exhaust pipe gasket


17.
 Exhaust pipe gasket


18.
 Exhaust muffler hanger


19.
 Exhaust muffler hanger protector



Front exhaust pipe removal steps


·
 Cowl side trim (Refer to GROUP 52A - Trims )


·
 Footrest


·
 Floor console side cover (Refer to GROUP 52A - Front Floor Console Assembly )


·
 Turn up the passenger side floor carpet. <LH drive vehicles>


·
 Turn up the drive’s side floor carpet. <RH drive vehicles>


·
 Front floor backbone brace (Refer to GROUP 42A - Loose Panel )


7.
 Oxygen sensor (front) connector connection
<<A>>
 >>B<<
 8.
 Oxygen sensor (front)


9.
 Front exhaust pipe


17.
 Exhaust pipe gasket


20.
 Seal ring



Front floor panel front heat protector and front floor panel rear heat protector removal steps


2.
 Centre exhaust pipe


3.
 Harness cover


4.
 Oxygen sensor (rear) connector connection


6.
 Catalytic converter


·
 Cowl side trim (Refer to GROUP 52A - Trims )


·
 Footrest


·
 Floor console side cover (Refer to GROUP 52A - Front Floor Console Assembly )


·
 Turn up the passenger side floor carpet. <LH drive vehicles>


·
 Turn up the drive’s side floor carpet. <RH drive vehicles>


·
 Front floor backbone brace (Refer to GROUP 42A - Loose Panel )


7.
 Oxygen sensor (front) connector connection


9.
 Front exhaust pipe


10.
 Seal ring


14.
 Exhaust pipe gasket


17.
 Exhaust pipe gasket


20.
 Seal ring


·
 Propeller shaft assembly (Refer to GROUP 25 - Propeller Shaft )
<<B>>
 >>A<<
 21.
 Rivet


22.
 Front floor rear panel heat protector


23.
 Dash panel heat protector
<<B>>
 >>A<<
 24.
 Rivet


25.
 Oxygen sensor clip


26.
 Front floor front panel heat protector

REMOVAL SERVICE POINTS

<<A>> OXYGEN SENSOR REMOVAL

Use special tool oxygen sensor wrench (MB991953) to remove the oxygen sensor.

<<B>> RIVET REMOVAL
caution Be careful not to damage the heat protector with the drill.

Use a drill (6.0 mm) to make a hole in the rivet to break it, and then remove the rivet.

INSTALLATION SERVICE POINTS

>>A<< RIVET INSTALLATION

Use a rivet tool shown in the illustration to connect the parts with rivets by the following procedures.
1.Insert the rivet into a corresponding location.
2.Set the rivet tool at a portion A of rivet.
3.While pushing the flange surface of the rivet onto parts to be fixed with the rivet tool, press the handle of the tool.
4.Thin part of portion A of the rivet will be cut off and the part is fixed in position.

>>B<< OXYGEN SENSOR INSTALLATION

Tighten the oxygen sensor to the specified torque by using special tool oxygen sensor wrench (MB991953).
Tightening torque: 44 ± 5 N·m