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-  Unbolt heat shield -2- on turbocharger.
-  Remove upper bolt -3- securing front exhaust pipe to turbocharger. 
    
-  Unbolt guard plate -arrows- above drive shaft from transmission. 
-  Unbolt drive shaft -1- at transmission and tie up. 
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Exhaust system, aligning free of stress
 
      Align the exhaust system as follows to avoid 
stresses in the system and prevent the 
transmission of noise into the body:   
     
Notes:  
     
Before assembling the exhaust system, the 
front exhaust pipes and the catalytic converters 
must be aligned accurately and secured. 
     Loosen all bolted connections on the exhaust 
system (except exhaust manifold and flange 
mountings, catalytic converter/intermediate 
pipe). 
     The exhaust system must be aligned when it is 
cold. 
     Keep to the sequence described below. 
     The dimensions in the illustrations are 
approximate. 
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