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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: TonyEGV on September 01, 2006, 14:57:17

Title: Gearbox Breather
Post by: TonyEGV on September 01, 2006, 14:57:17

Am trying to check if the breathers from the gearbox and transmission are high enough for deeper water.  Where do they generally end up? I can find where they start but then the bwork chassis and bulkhead prevent easy vision

Thanx in advance

Title: Gearbox Breather
Post by: Andy 300tdi on September 01, 2006, 15:29:59

found mine hooked over a rubber pipe in the engine bay

Title: Gearbox Breather
Post by: TonyEGV on September 01, 2006, 16:23:27

Thanx L200ar have been looking in the engine baybut can't see a thing, could you be a bit more specific, if the tubes have snapped, worn this will give me a better idea

Thanx TEVG

Title: Gearbox Breather
Post by: Jimbo on September 01, 2006, 16:33:56

On a Td5 they are at the back of the engine on a plastic 3-way clip thing, I'm guessing the 3 pipes are front axle, main 'box and transfer ?

Jim

Title: Gearbox Breather
Post by: TonyEGV on September 01, 2006, 17:00:03

Thanx Jimbo think im gonna have to pull tubes through and put in new ones

Title: Gearbox Breather
Post by: Andy 300tdi on September 01, 2006, 18:01:57

Tony

I extended mine using some 6mm pipe and 6mm inline connectors that are 'push fit' in total it cost me £20 to do both axles and gearbox breathers.

You should be able to get the items from a local supplier of commpressed air parts, this way you just cut the breather pipe where you can see it and attach the in-line connector and a new piece of pipe and then run it where you want.

forgot to mention the in-line connectors are rated at 200psi and are therefore well adequate at stopping water ingress

Title: Gearbox Breather
Post by: SLUDGE on September 01, 2006, 18:03:56

On my '89 90 the gear box and transfer box ones end up between the block and the bulkhead. I haven't traced the axle breathers yet.

Title: Gearbox Breather
Post by: TonyEGV on September 01, 2006, 19:16:35

The axle breathers went up inside the wheel arches on mine really easy to find

Title: Gearbox Breather
Post by: Berliner Beer on September 06, 2006, 14:55:20

On mine they eneded up behind the engine block on the drivers side. Trouble is ther the same colour as everthing else. Mine were hook shaped.

Title: Gearbox Breather
Post by: TonyEGV on September 06, 2006, 22:02:59

Thanx Berliner

Mine were leaning to the left and looked liked they were hooked up to the engine block (but they weren't)

Title: Gearbox Breather
Post by: Berliner Beer on September 07, 2006, 12:39:35

Glad you found them! :D