Hi All
Whilst under the car removing the drain plug to change the diff oil, I noticed that the breather tube is missing. The elbow is there but no tube.
This gives rise to a number of questions:
1) Any ideas why the tube is missing?
2) Is it a case of ordering a new tube and 'just' screwing it in?
3) Should I remove the elbow and / or the diff cover to clean the elbow and make sure its not blocked?
4) If the answer to 3 is 'yes', can this be done with the IRS in situ as I'm not confident enough to remove it?
Any advice is much appreciated.
Ian
Diff Breather Tube 'Missing'
#1 Diff Breather Tube 'Missing'
Ian Cooke
1969 S2 FHC in Old English White
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#2 Re: Diff Breather Tube 'Missing'
Hi Ian....no idea why its missing..was it ever there....came loose and fell off...just unscrew elbow and check its clear.....screw back in..possiby with s bit of thread sealer.....order new pipe and screw into elbow....easy...Steve
Steve
69 S2 2+2 (just sold) ..Realm C type replica, 1960 xk150fhc
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#3 Re: Diff Breather Tube 'Missing'
Thanks Steve, sounds straightforward.
Is there a trick to unscrewing the elbow? It's quite difficult to get to unless I'm missing something obvious!
Is there a trick to unscrewing the elbow? It's quite difficult to get to unless I'm missing something obvious!
Ian Cooke
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#4 Re: Diff Breather Tube 'Missing'
No tricks just anticlockwise.....yes not easy to get to.far easier if irs is out but thats a bit overkill.....car up on a lift helps........Steve
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#5 Re: Diff Breather Tube 'Missing'
Thanks again Steve
I managed to get the elbow out without too much difficulty and I'm now just waiting for the replacement tube to arrive.
It looks like the original tube snapped off as the thread from the tube is still in the elbow!
Ian
I managed to get the elbow out without too much difficulty and I'm now just waiting for the replacement tube to arrive.
It looks like the original tube snapped off as the thread from the tube is still in the elbow!
Ian
Ian Cooke
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#6 Re: Diff Breather Tube 'Missing'
Well done...to refit you have to fit elbow first then the tube....Steve
Steve
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