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Thread: Diff Breathers

  1. #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by timberwolf_302
    What about older Rangies? They just have a breather on the axle housing, which has a spring loaded ball valve inside.

    I have been wondering for a while how I should go about getting a fitting that screws into that hole which I can put a hose on.

    Are these available anywere?
    From memory you need 1/8" bsp elbows.

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    Go to your local truckshop and get some airline, they use on the trucks, same dia as your fittings on the diffs/g/box run along chassis with cable ties up to firewall as high as poss.

    Cheers

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    Not pushing a product here, but the Sept 2006 issue of Australian 4wd monthly, has one of those "Supercheap autos" infomercial things on exactly this topic. Good info actually...with lots of pictures so folks like me can unnerstand.

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    Even with extended breathers the water may get in. Water and air act the same, ie they take the easiest route. I have my breathers run up into the roof pilar and during the Tweed Heads Floods we spent a bit of time in water up to the bottom of the windscreen at times ( thank god the rangie is isuzu powered ) pulling out a bus full of people. The diffs were cold when we entered and full of water when we finished. As some one else mentioned dont forget your wading plugs for bellhousing. Basically it cost nothing to check your oils if you have been swimming.

    Regards Justin

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    I'm with jason, over here in the West most of the water is in the Indian Ocean, dry creek beds or puddles mostly so if I do partake a little water crossing occsionally I drop all the oils anyways. I figure if it can leak out, it can get in.

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