2001 Chevrolet Venture Exhaust Heat Shield

You need to remove the throttle body air inlet duct, drain the engine coolant from the cooling system, remove the right engine mount strut bracket, disconnect the inlet radiator hose from the engine, remove the thermostat bypass pipe, the exhaust crossover pipe bolts from the engine left side Exhaust Manifold, remove the exhaust manifold heat shield bolts, the exhaust manifold heat shield, the exhaust manifold nuts, the exhaust manifold, and remove the exhaust manifold gasket, lastly clean the engine left side exhaust manifold to the engine left side cylinder head sealing surfaces.

You need to support the catalytic converter, remove the rear axle tie rod, lower the support and the tie rod, remove the catalytic converter nuts, the catalytic converter gasket, and remove the exhaust hanger insulators from the exhaust pipes, remove the Muffler and exhaust pipes towards the front of the vehicle and over the rear axle, finally clean the catalytic converter flange and the muffler flange.

The recommended torque is 35 Nm (26 ft. lbs.).