Gear box breather help

Kev, Have thought of doing this too, but that's as far as it's got. On checking workshop manual, it appears that 80 series already has breather tubes, though it looks like it is only the constant 4 wheel drives. The standard has similar set-up to 75 series. The breather is situated on top of section between front of t/case and g/box. 75 & 79 series suffer from a lot of mud getting caught up around breather, wouldn't be surprised if this causes many transmission problems.

If you take out bolts on rear cross member, on chassis rails, and lower rear of transmission on a jack, you should be able to get enough room to check position of rear breather/fit breather hose. A 90 degree elbow would be best if fitting a breather hose, for clearance. Just be careful the lower blades on cooling fan don't hit the lower cores of radiator, as you lower the tranny. Can check just how good your front engine mounts are doing this too.

Hooroo...

Kev,

Try here:

http://www.lcool.org/technical/80_series/80_series_technical.html

and more sprecifically, here:

http://www.lcool.org/technical/80_series/breathers.html

Quote:

"I used T fittings into the rear line to also take a breather from the gearbox/transfer. The breather on the gearbox ends at the top of the bell housing at the rear of the engine. Its had to find but you can run your hand along the top and feel it. I unclipped the end from the last fitting on the box and pushed on the new line and joined it into the rear line. "

Wazza

Kev,

How did it go? Might do mine soon...Cheers,
Wazza
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