Repair 7

Raise the rear of your CR-V with a jack and support the vehicle on a set of jack stands. Locate the two mounting bolts that join the muffler to the resonator pipe and remove them with a wrench or socket and ratchet.

Locate the two rubber isolators/hangers at the rear of the muffler assembly and remove the muffler from them. The muffler has two metal hooks that slide into the hangers; slide them out and remove the muffler from under the vehicle.

Locate the flange at the front of the resonator pipe where it meets the catalytic converter. Remove the three bolts with a socket and ratchet or wrench. Remove the resonator assembly from the two rubber hangers that support it just as you did with the ones on the muffler. Remove the resonator from under the vehicle.

Inspect the catalytic converter to determine whether it will need replacing or not. If it does need replacing, removal is the same as the other sections, taking out the flange bolts and removing it from the car. In most cases, this is not required.

Raise the new resonator pipe into position under the vehicle and hang the assembly in the rubber hangers by inserting the support rods welded on the pipe into the holes in the hanger. Install a new gasket between the catalytic converter and the resonator flange, then install the mounting bolts and tighten them with a socket and ratchet or wrench.

Install the new muffler into the rubber hangers in the rear of the vehicle, again sliding the support rods into the holes in the rubber hanger. Raise the front of the muffler, then insert a new gasket between the two flanges and install the two mounting bolts. Tighten the bolts with a socket and ratchet or a wrench.

Raise your CR-V off the jack stands then remove the stands from under the vehicle. Lower the CR-V to the ground carefully and remove the jack. Start the vehicle and listen for any exhaust leaks, especially where the flanges join. If you find any leaks, tighten the mounting bolts in those locations with a wrench until the leak stops.

Find the fuse panel cover under the steering wheel. Pull down on it from the top using your fingers.

Find the port to the left side of the fuse panel. Plug the OBD scan tool into this port.

Put the key into the ignition and turn it on but dont start the engine. Find the on/off switch on the scan tool and turn it on.

Wait for the scan tool to read the codes. Write these codes on a piece of paper. Turn off the scan tool and unplug it from the port. Turn off the vehicle.

Look up the meaning of the codes in the scan tools manual.

Park the motorcycle on a level surface with plenty of room to work. You want to make sure that your bike wont roll anywhere needlessly and damage anything.

Unbolt the frame cover that goes around the exhaust using a 3/8-inch ratchet and socket. Place it to the side so that it doesnt get damaged.

Unbolt the clamp that connects the inlet of the lower muffler on the exhaust to the muffler using an open-end wrench.

Unbolt the clamp that secures the mufflers to the muffler bracket using a 3/8-inch ratchet and socket and an open-end wrench. You can find the clamp between the two mufflers on the exhaust.

Slide the mufflers off of the exhaust, making sure to work them around the frame so you dont damage anything.

To measure a v-belt that is still on the machine, unwind a length of string or rope and wrap it around the length of the belt surrounding the pulley.

When the string wraps around the entire circumference of the belt, use a marker to clearly mark the end as it meets the beginning portion. This allows for less room for measuring errors later on.

Align the string with a tape measure across a flat surface, pulling tightly on the string so that it runs smoothly across the length of the tape.

Read the number on the tape measure to determine the size of your v-belt. Subtract 2 inches from that number to determine the belts inner circumference.