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Installation Procedure


    Object Number: 898154  Size: SH

    Important: Studs are pressed into the flange face. If replacement is necessary, hammer out the old stud and use a free spinning M8 x 1.25 nut to fully seat a new stud.

  1. Install a new gasket onto the manifold studs.
  2. Assemble the exhaust pipe to manifold. Install the new nuts and tighten.
  3. Tighten
    Tighten the exhaust pipe-to-manifold nuts to 50 N·m (37 lb ft).


    Object Number: 898156  Size: SH
  4. Install a new gasket onto the exhaust pipe flange.
  5. Assemble the exhaust pipe to intermediate pipe. Install the nuts and tighten.
  6. Tighten
    Tighten the exhaust pipe-to-intermediate pipe nuts to 50 N·m (37 lb ft).