Diff breathers extension in 80 series
Submitted: Thursday, Apr 06, 2006 at 14:21
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KSV
Front axle is obvious, but rear somewhat cumbersome. How did you extend yours?
Reply By: VK3CAT - Thursday, Apr 06, 2006 at 17:13
Thursday, Apr 06, 2006 at 17:13
There is a reasonable article about doing this on the LCOOL site.
I did the front, back, transfer box & gearbox - it was not too hard to access the breather pipe at the top of the gearbox.
I ran the new rubber fuel line for the back breather through the chassis rails, coming out of the rails near the transfer box to connect in a T connection for the transferbox / gear box etc.
I used the original front breather (open all the time) for the new set up but mounted it high up - close to the bonnet on the pasenger side.
All up it probably took a couple of hours & cost mayber $40 - 50 dollars. Used all brass 1/4" T fittings.
Cheers Tony
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Reply By: Member - TPM (SA) - Thursday, Apr 06, 2006 at 17:33
Thursday, Apr 06, 2006 at 17:33
Hi KSV
Run both to the engine bay, it is much easier to tell if they are blocked from there then from underneath ( plus not much point having them above the gearbox as its not much higher than the diff). Clear hose works better for checking blockages also.
A good mechanic will remove the hose during service and blow some compressed air through to ensure the
check valve is still functioning ( not towards the diff ! )
Allow some slack for
suspension movement. It is suprising how many can pull of the diff hose stub from
suspension upgrades.
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