Instruction Manual

GM8424 © 08/09 PAGE 1 OF 2

1 Secure the vehicle on jack stands.

2. Remove the right front wheel.

3. Remove the right front inner wheel well liner.

4. Loosen the band clamp that connects the down pipe to the front pipe.

Retain the band clamp for installation.

Refer to Figure 1.

5. Remove the bolt securing the down pipe to the exhaust manifold.

Refer to Figure 2.

6. Remove the bolts from rear of the front pipe located behind torsion bar cross

member.

7. Remove the front pipe from the Vehicle.

8. Loosen the two nuts that retain the transmission dipstick to engine block.

Remove the dipstick tube from the transmission and remove from the vehicle.

9. Remove the dipstick from the transmission. Refer to Figure 3.

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

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Secure the vehicle on jack stands. 2. Remove the right front wheel. 3. Remove the right front inner wheel well liner. Figure 1 4. Loosen the band clamp that connects the down pipe to the front pipe. Retain the band clamp for installation. Refer to Figure 1. 5. Remove the bolt securing the down pipe to the exhaust manifold. Refer to Figure 2. Figure 2 6. Remove the bolts from rear of the front pipe located behind torsion bar cross member. 7. Remove the front pipe from the Vehicle. 8.
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10. Remove the three bolts at the top of the turbo heat shield and rotate to rear. This will allow access to the top band clamp of the down pipe. If the clamp is rotated to the bottom you may need to remove the bolts from the computer module located to the driver side of turbo to allow access to the upper band clamp. Retain the fasteners for installation. Refer to Figure 4 & 5. 11. Loosen the upper band clamp on the down pipe. Figure 4 12.