For 1990-2009 cars only
Removal Procedure
- Disengage the console park brake boot by squeezing the boot on the sides while pulling upward.
- Loosen the park brake adjuster nut to provide adequate slack in the park brake cable.
- Raise the vehicle on a hoist. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.
- Disconnect the exhaust resonator from the exhaust manifold pipe.
- Remove the exhaust pipe to the body isolators.
- Lower the exhaust resonator pipe and the muffler assembly from the vehicle.
- Remove the exhaust heat shield.
- Remove the front park brake cable from the equalizer.
- Remove the front park brake cable from the vehicle.
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.
Installation Procedure
- Install the front park brake cable into the equalizer.
- Lower the vehicle and adjust the nut to take up the slack in the cable.
- Raise the vehicle on a hoist.
- Install the exhaust heat shield.
- Install the exhaust onto the vehicle and tighten the resonator to the exhaust manifold pipe fasteners.
- Lower the vehicle from the hoist.
- Adjust the park brake cable. Refer to Park Brake Adjustment .
Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.
Tighten
Tighten the heat shield-to-body fasteners to 4 N·m (35 lb in).
Tighten
Tighten the resonator pipe-to-exhaust manifold pipe to 20 N·m (15 lb ft).
