Tube from front differential?
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Tube from front differential?
Hey guys I dont know if there is a thread about this already but I noticed this while changing my oil the other day.
There is a tube about 2 feet long coming out of the top of my front differential on my 86 F150. The tube was just hanging over the axle dangling in the wind. I dont know if is supposed to be connected to something or not. Thanks guys.
There is a tube about 2 feet long coming out of the top of my front differential on my 86 F150. The tube was just hanging over the axle dangling in the wind. I dont know if is supposed to be connected to something or not. Thanks guys.
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sounds like the breather, I just got done adding breathers to my diffs a few weeks ago.
Keeps the nice warm axle from hitting water, expanding and sucking in that nice muddy cold water. I ran mind up high into the body, because you never know when you will have to ford a river lol
Keeps the nice warm axle from hitting water, expanding and sucking in that nice muddy cold water. I ran mind up high into the body, because you never know when you will have to ford a river lol
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The one in the rear comes out of the t-block for the brake lines. You should have a nipple sticking up out of the t-block. I can't remember the front exactly. The transfer case also has a rubber hose coming out of it on the top if you have 4x4.
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I've seen them without tubes, just a cheezy little plastic vent cap direct to the housing.
Check these out:
http://purplecranium.com/c-53688-diff-cleaners.html
Check these out:
http://purplecranium.com/c-53688-diff-cleaners.html