How to service and repair the exhaust pipe on 2006 Toyota Solara?

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The first step of exhaust pipe service involves checking both old gaskets and replacing them while also removing rusty nuts and bolts found on the pipe. Start by separating wiring from the 2 heated oxygen sensors located at sensor 2 on bank 1 and 2 and then detach the sensors. Follow this step by step process to remove the front exhaust pipe No. 1 support bracket by unfastening its 2 nuts and then take off the floor panel brace rear by dissolving its 2 bolts. Move to the rear portion of the exhaust system to remove the support bracket by unplugging its 2 mounting bolts. The front exhaust pipe front should be detached by first removing the 2 pipe front nuts which secure the exhaust manifold converter No. 2 then moving to the 2 bolts that join the exhaust manifold converter RH to the pipe front and finally taking off the 2 bolts and 2 nuts that anchor the exhaust pipe center to the pipe front. The installation of the center exhaust pipe assembly starts with unfastening 2 nuts from the pipe tail then separating the pipe center from the 2 exhaust pipe supports while also taking out the gasket between the pipe center and pipe tail. The installation involves removing the tail exhaust pipe assembly from its 3 restraining supports before uniformly tapping the tail pipe baffle with a plastic hammer until removal. Before installation place the baffle keyway directly on the pipe assembly tail's key spot then install it by tapping it with a plastic hammer. The tail exhaust pipe assembly installation requires placing 3 exhaust pipe supports first while adding a new gasket between the pipe center and pipe tail before securing the exhaust pipe center to the 2 exhaust pipe supports using 2 nuts in a 56 Nm (571 kgf-cm, 41 ft. lbs.) torque. The front exhaust pipe assembly installation requires 3 new gaskets on the pipe front and 2 bolts attached to the exhaust manifold converter RH to be torqued at 62 Nm (632 kgf-cm, 46 ft. lbs.) and then 2 nuts secured to the exhaust manifold converter No. 2 torqued at 62 Nm (632 kgf-cm, 46 ft. lbs.) before using 2 bolts and 2 nuts torqued to 56 Nm (571 kgf-cm, 41 ft. lbs.) to attach the pipe center. Apply 2 bolts to the rear exhaust pipe No. 1 support bracket with a torque of 33 Nm (337 kgf-cm, 24 ft. lbs.) while confirming the proper installation direction before installing the floor panel brace rear with 2 bolts torqued to 19.5 Nm (199 kgf-cm, 14 ft. lbs.) and then install the front exhaust pipe No. 1 support bracket with 2 nuts torqued to 33 Nm (337 kgf-cm, 24 ft. lbs.) with correct orientation. After installing and torquing both heated oxygen sensors (bank 1, 2 sensor 2) to 44 Nm (449 kgf-cm, 32 ft. lbs.), connect their sensor connectors together. Exhaust gas leak checks should follow new part installations where necessary leak prevention steps require tightening along with damaged part replacements.

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