CITROEN DS 19 - Page 133

DS 19 DS 180-1 Work on the exhaust system. Op. DS 180-1 131
TOOLS
REPLACEMENT OF THE EXHAUST OUTLET PIPES
Removal.
30 Put the car on stands or on a lift (jacking bracket 2505-T, see Pl. 168) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacking bracket 2505-T
31 Remove the fixing screws of the rubber straps under the body and remove the steel plates. During this operation,
support the rear of the exhaust pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 mm box spanner
32 Disconnect the exhaust outlet from the silencer and remove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 mm box spanner
33 To strip the pipes remove the rubber buffers, the half collar assemblies, the rear collars and the front flange . . . . 12 mm box spanner
On cars produced before February 1958, untighten the collar and remove the outlet pipe fishtail. Disconnect
the rubber straps, the half collars and the front flange.
Refitting.
34 To assemble the pipes
a) Engage the front flange on the pipes.
b) Make sure that the steel distance pieces are in the rubber straps. Fit the fixing collars, screw on the fixing
nuts of the collars, without tightening them (spring washers).
Fit the rubber buffers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 mm box spanner
35 Engage the exhaust outlet pipes on the silencer. Insert the joints.
Support the rear of the pipes and tighten the flange fixing screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 mm box spanner
36 Fit and tighten the fixing screws of the rubber straps under the body, make sure that the distance pieces are in
position: insert the steel plates (spring washers under the heads of the screws).
37 Tighten the nuts of the rear collar fixing screws (cars produced since February 1958).
Fit the outlet pipe fishtail, tighten the collar (cars produced before February 1958) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 mm box spanner
38 Check the clearance between the exhaust pipes and the body.
39 Lower the car to the ground (jacking bracket 2505-T, see Pl. 168) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacking bracket 2505-T