Jeep Cherokee 2000 Service Manual - page 1153
(7) Remove the muffler from the exhaust tailpipe:
•
To remove an original equipment exhaust muf-
fler/tailpipe combination, cut the exhaust tailpipe
close to the muffler. Collapse the part remaining in
the muffler and remove.
•
To remove a service exhaust tailpipe/muffler
combination, apply heat until the metal becomes
cherry red. Remove the exhaust tailpipe/muffler
clamp and twist the exhaust tailpipe out of the muf-
fler.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install the muffler onto the catalytic converter.
Install the clamp and tighten the nut finger tight.
(2) Install the exhaust tailpipe into the rear of the
muffler.
(3) Install the exhaust tailpipe/muffler assembly
on the rear exhaust tailpipe mounting bracket. Make
sure that the exhaust tailpipe has sufficient clear-
ance from the floor pan.
(4) Install front tailpipe hanger into the insulator
(Fig. 10).
(5) Align the muffler and tighten the nuts on the
muffler-to-catalytic converter clamp to 61 N·m (45 ft.
lbs.) torque (Fig. 11).
(6) Align the tailpipe and install a new clamp at
the muffler to tailpipe connection.
(7) Tighten the muffler to tailpipe clamp to 61 N·m
(45 ft. lbs.)
(8) Lower the vehicle.
Fig. 11 Muffler/Tailpipe Removal and Installation
1 – MUFFLER AND TAIL PIPE HANGER
2 – CLAMP
3 – CATALYTIC CONVERTER
4 – MUFFLER AND TAIL PIPE ASSEMBLY
5 – TAIL PIPE
6 – TAIL PIPE HANGER CLAMP
Fig. 10 Front Exhaust Tailpipe Hanger
1 – MUFFLER
2 – INSULATOR
3 – TAILPIPE
4 – FRONT TAILPIPE HANGER
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EXHAUST SYSTEM
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)