Place on the cutting glasses and shine the oxyacetylene torch. Chop the two bolts on the front converter flange with the torch. Section the bolts flush to the flange on the converter side.3.
1. Settle the Sedona on a motorcar lift and bring the vehicle all the contrivance up on the lift.
2.The Kia Sedona has a knotty exhaust course comprising two manifold converters, a front dual-chambered exhaust conduit, the catalytic converter, two mufflers and a resonated tailpipe. Provided the catalytic converter gets clogged or breaks down internally, it can be replaced without having to exchange any other components.
Instructions
Incision the two bolts on the rear converter flange in the equivalent method.
4. Shut off the torch and switch the cutting glasses to safety glasses. Levy on the safety gloves.
5. Knock absent the the rest of the bolts on the front flange connexion using the hammer and a long-stemmed punch. Knock elsewhere the the rest of the bolts on the rear converter flange. Let on the converter to nipping down.
6. Remove the catalytic converter hangers from the rubber exhaust hangers and remove the converter.
7. Disinfected the flange connections of the front conduit and the front muffler that the converter attaches to using the angled die grinder and a coarse reconditioning CD.
8. Install the contemporary converter and gaskets. Berth the converter hanger into the rubber exhaust hangers ahead to occupancy it up, encompass the gaskets between the flanges and assign the bolts concluded the flange holes to cooperate the converter. Use a flat washer against the bolt head on one side and the lock washer and nut on the other side.
9. Tighten the bolts and nuts with the impact gun, swivel and a socket while holding the bolt heads with a hand wrench.
10. Remove the debris below the Sedona and lower it down to the floor.
11. Start up the engine and relift the Sedona to check for exhaust leaks at the front or rear flange connections.
