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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.
    IMPORTANT: The muffler and resonator is not available as a complete assembly. Separate resonator and muffler assemblies are available as service parts.
  1. Hoist the vehicle.
    2. Fig 1: View Of Muffler
    GM926819Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  2. Remove the rear exhaust pipe flange to intermediate pipe nuts.
    3. Fig 2: Removing/Installing Intermediate Pipe & Muffler Assembly
    GM926831Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  3. Separate the hangers from rubber isolators.
  4. Remove the muffler and pipe assembly.
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