1. |
Raise and support vehicle. |
2. |
Remove wheel drive shaft heat shield. |
3. |
Remove Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S). |
4. |
Remove catalytic converter to resonator
pipe nuts, Fig. 1. |
5. |
Remove catalytic converter to exhaust
manifold nuts, Fig. 2. |
6. |
Remove catalytic converter, Fig.
2. |
7. |
Discard exhaust gaskets. |
8. |
Clean flange mating surfaces of any
remaining gasket material. |
9. |
Reverse procedure to install, noting
following: |
|
a. |
Install a NEW gasket onto exhaust manifold
studs. |
|
b. |
Torque catalytic converter nuts
to 37 ft. lbs. |
|
c. |
Install a NEW gasket onto resonator
pipe studs. |
|
d. |
Torque catalytic converter to
resonator pipe nuts to 22 ft. lbs. |
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