Jeep Cherokee 2000 Service Manual - page 1154
(9) Start the engine and inspect for exhaust leaks
and exhaust system contact with the body panels.
Adjust the alignment, if needed.
HEAT SHIELDS
REMOVAL
(1) Raise and support the vehicle.
(2) Remove the screws and/or nuts holding the
heat shields to the frame and/or floor pan (Fig. 12).
(3) When removing muffler heat shield, the muf-
fler front support bracket must be removed first.
(4) Slide the shields out around the exhaust sys-
tem.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position the heat shields to the floor pan or the
frame and install the screws and/or nuts.
(2) Tighten the nuts and/or screws to 45 N·m (33
ft. lbs.) (Fig. 12).
(3) Lower the vehicle.
SPECIFICATIONS
TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
Fig. 12 Heat Shield Removal/Installation
1 – BOLTS
2 – MUFFLER HEAT SHIELD
3 – NUTS
4 – FLOOR PAN
DESCRIPTION
N·m
Ft.
In.
Lbs.
Lbs.
Catalytic Converter/Exhaust
Pipe
Exhaust Clamp—Nuts
61
45
—
Crossmember to Sill—Bolts
42
31
—
Crossmember to Transmission
Mount—Nuts
22
16
—
Exhaust Pipe to Manifold—
Nuts
31
23
—
Exhaust Manifold to Engine
2.5L
Engine—
Bolt #1
41
40
—
Bolts #2–5
31
23
—
Nuts #6&7
31
23
—
Exhaust Manifold to Engine
4.0L
Engine—
Nuts #6&7
31
23
—
Nuts/Bolts
#1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10&11
33
24
—
Muffler to Catalytic
Converter—
Exhaust Clamp Nut
61
45
—
Oxygen Sensors
27
20
—
Rear Tail Pipe Hanger—Nuts
54
40
—
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EXHAUST SYSTEM
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)