For 1990-2009 cars

### Removal Procedure

Caution: Ensure that the vehicle is properly supported and squarely positioned. To help avoid personal injury when a vehicle is on a hoist, provide additional support for the vehicle on the opposite end from which the components are being removed.

1. Raise the vehicle squarely on a lift.
2. Remove the muffler to muffler hanger bracket bolt.
3. Remove the muffler hanger.

### Installation Procedure

1. Install the muffler hanger into the muffler hanger bracket.
2. Tighten the muffler hanger bolt.

Tighten
Tighten the muffler hanger bolt to 12 N·m (9 lb ft).

Important: Ensure that after installing the muffler hanger that the system has not shifted rearward allowing contact between the hanger bracket bolt (1) and the hanger block. This will cause noise. Loosen the muffler strap and shift forward on muffler to eliminate contact - retighten.

3. If muffler strap needs to be relocated per important above, tighten.

Tighten
Tighten the muffler strap around the muffler to 22 N·m (16 lb ft).