Exhaust Heat Shield Replacement

Fig 1: Exhaust Heat Shield & Retainers

Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY

Callout	Component Name
WARNING: Refer to Exhaust Service Warning . WARNING: Refer to Protective Goggles and Glove Warning . CAUTION: Do not bend the exhaust flex pipe more than 10 degrees in any direction. Bending of more than 10 degrees or twisting in a range of ±0.5 degrees will damage the exhaust flex decoupler. CAUTION: Refer to Exhaust Flexible Pipe Bending Caution . Preliminary Procedures Remove the catalytic converter. Refer to Catalytic Converter Replacement . Lower and support the exhaust muffler deep as possible.
1	Heat Shield Retainers (Qty: 7)
2	Heat Shield

Callout

Component Name

WARNING:

Refer to Exhaust Service Warning .

WARNING:

Refer to Protective Goggles and Glove Warning .

CAUTION:

Do not bend the exhaust flex pipe more than 10 degrees in any direction. Bending of more than 10 degrees or twisting in a range of ±0.5 degrees will damage the exhaust flex decoupler.

CAUTION:

Refer to Exhaust Flexible Pipe Bending Caution .

Preliminary Procedures

Remove the catalytic converter. Refer to Catalytic Converter Replacement .
Lower and support the exhaust muffler deep as possible.

Heat Shield Retainers (Qty: 7)

Heat Shield