MBRP S6052 - Manual (Page 2)

S6152 © 02/13 PAGE 2 OF 4
Removal of Stock Down Pipe
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 the rear of the front pipe located behind the torsion bar
cross member.
7. Remove the front pipe from the vehicle.
8. Loosen the two nuts that retain the transmission dipstick to the engine block.
Remove the dipstick tube from the transmission and remove it from the vehicle.
9. Remove the dipstick from the transmission. Refer to Figure 3.
10. Remove the three bolts at the top of the turbo heat shield and rotate it toward
the 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 the 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.
12. With the band clamp removed apply slight pressure to the down pipe pushing
from the turbo exhaust housing.
13. Remove the factory down pipe from underside of the vehicle between the
frame and transmission. Figure 6 shows the stock down pipe removed.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 5