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Removal Procedure

WARNING: Refer to Exhaust Service Warning .
    Fig 1: Exhaust Muffler Band Clamps
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  1. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle .
  2. Install adjustable jack stands under the front and rear of the intermediate pipe.
  3. Loosen the exhaust muffler band clamps (2, 5).
  4. Fig 2: Exhaust Mufflers & Intermediate Pipe
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  5. Separate the exhaust mufflers (1) from the intermediate pipe (2).
  6. Fig 3: Exhaust Pipe Hanger Lower Nuts
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  7. Remove the exhaust pipe hanger lower nuts (1).
  8. Fig 4: Intermediate Pipe-To-Catalytic Converter Pipe Nuts & Exhaust Pipe Seals
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  9. Remove the intermediate pipe-to-catalytic converter pipe nuts (1) and the exhaust pipe seals (2).
  10. Lower the jack stands.
  11. Remove the intermediate pipe from the jack stands.