diff breather why?
Submitted: Sunday, Oct 05, 2003 at 17:53
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Member - Terry
What are diff breathers, (yes I do have them) and why are they necessary ?.
If oil does not come out of a diff then why should water get in?
I do hope there is a really complicated answer so I dont lool like an idiot.
Thanks Terry.
Reply By: howesy - Tuesday, Oct 07, 2003 at 18:01
Tuesday, Oct 07, 2003 at 18:01
As the oil and components of a diff get hot then also too does the air in the diff. This air expands and if there were no breather then the diff housing would then pressurise to an extent and under certain conditions can cause seal failure. So as you give your diff a workout it expells some expanded air and if you then (with a hot diff) go into cold water then your diff will cool rapidly and try to suck back in the air that it expelled. if your diff is underwater then water is what you get. My Lux has got what was previously mentioned, Take off the protective cap off the breather and clamp on plastic tubing which you run up to the body and along the chassis to the engine bay where you attach a ryco fuel filter. The theory is that by the time water gets to there then your diff has cooled sufficiently so as it will not want to suck any more. (don't forget to give a little slack from the diff to the chassis to allow for wheel travel)
Hope this helps mate.
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