Exhaust Front Pipe Removal and Installation: Installation

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Install the exhaust front pipe and the gasket.
Install the nuts from the exhaust front pipe-to-exhasut front muffler.
Tighten

Tighten the exhaust front pipe-to-exhaust front muffler nuts to 30 N.m (22 lb-ft).
Connect the oxygen sensor connector.
Install the nuts from the exhaust front pipe-to-catalytic converter flange.
Install the exhaust front pipe mounting bracket bolt.
Tighten

Tighten the exhaust front pipe-to-catalytic converter nuts to 40 N.m (30 lb-ft).

Tighten the exhaust front pipe-to-cylinder block bolt to 50 N.m (37 lb-ft).

Fig 1: Installing Exhaust Front Pipe Mounting Bracket Bolt
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Install the crossmember lower bracket bolts to 35 N.m (26 lb-ft).

Fig 2: Installing Crossmember Lower Bracket Bolts
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