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Installation Procedure

    Fig 1: Installing Exhaust Tip
    GM1558027Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  1. Install the NEW exhaust tip to the exhaust pipe, and align to the mark previously made during disassembly.
  2. Re-install the exhaust system to the rear suspension hanger rods, and the tail pipe hanger rods.
    3. Fig 2: Aligning Exhaust Tip
    GM1558029Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  3. Visually align the exhaust tip to the vehicle.
  4. Tack weld the exhaust tip to the vehicle.
    5. Fig 3: Removing Exhaust System
    GM1558023Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  5. Remove the exhaust system from the rear suspension hanger rods, and the tail pipe hanger rods.
  6. Weld the exhaust tip to the exhaust pipe in the same locations the original tip had been welded.
  7. Re-install the exhaust system to the rear suspension hanger rods, and the tail pipe hanger rods.
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