For Those Who Are Going To Do The Differential Breather Mod....

fireteacher · 04-15-2006, 02:02 PM

I think that this a better/cleaner look to the mod. All you do is push in on the gasket around the filler neck to expose the metal ring holding the gasket in. pull the ring out and pull the gasket of one side of the filler neck with some needle nose pliers. Then feed your hose FROM the filler down to the differential, tighten everything up and cut your excess hose at the filler. I pushed in some extra hose just in case. Push the gasket all the way back around the filler neck and put the metal ring back in and your done. I just thought i'd sher the photo and maybe help out the ones new to this like me! In robinhoods write up in the off-road enhancements section, he shows what it looks like with out the gasket. I just thought it was there for a reason and wanted to kep the mud and stuff out.

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spindleshanks · 04-15-2006, 02:59 PM

I agree, behind the fuel door is the logical place to relocate it...

calrockx · 04-15-2006, 03:04 PM

looks good. i just used an xacto-knife to cut a slit in the gasket and slipped the breather tube through that.

d0ubledown · 04-15-2006, 03:37 PM

i just did mine recently, and didnt bother putting it through the rubber gasket. its just ziptied to the filler neck, just behind the rubber. it was dark and i couldnt be bothered with fiddling with the gasket. maybe one day ill put it through.

do this mod if you go anywhere near water/mud! its too easy not to...

fireteacher · 04-15-2006, 05:41 PM

agreed! just thought id share my variation! on the 4runner its a pain to get to the filler neck cause you have to remove a piece out of the fender-well and i didnt want to play that game!

habanero · 04-15-2006, 06:03 PM

Mine's behind the gasket like dOubledown's.....just removed the gasket to get to the filler neck and was able to zip tie it from there. Course, I've got long fingered chick hands so sometimes I can get into a spot larger hands can't.

Yours is a great idea, glad you shared.

bflooks · 04-15-2006, 07:15 PM

me and lee's are like that. i like that it is safe from all the splash from the wheel well and also safe behind the door. plus, it reminds you to keep an eye on the breather and also to check the passage of the tubing every once in a while as well.

fireteacher · 04-15-2006, 07:39 PM

exactly why i did it like that

Wazioc · 04-16-2006, 08:04 PM

ok... just food for thought here. If you were to go in water that happened to be up to your fuel door, would you want it behind the gasket so that water doesnt just rush in the crack around the fuel door, or would the same thing happen even if it were behind the rubber gasket? I have been wanting to do this mod, but havnt gotten around to ordering the parts yet.

fireteacher · 04-16-2006, 08:42 PM

i really dont plan on putting the runner in water that deep EVER! this is mearly for when im in the rivers and big puddles...deff ont want to swim around in the interior!

bflooks · 04-17-2006, 06:23 AM

pretty much...even if it were behind the rubber piece, it would still be under water. i like this for simplicity, cleanliness, and like i said....a reminder.

fireteacher · 04-17-2006, 06:56 AM

Ditto!

04-15-2006, 02:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
spindleshanks Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Loveland, CO Posts: 620	I agree, behind the fuel door is the logical place to relocate it... __________________ '03 beauty of a white Tacoma, check it out: http://www.yotatech.com/f83/spindles.../#post50606613 "The fingers you have used to dial this number are too fat. For information on how you can obtain your own personal dialing wand, please mash your palm against the keypad now."

04-15-2006, 03:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
calrockx Contributing Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Santa Clarita, California Posts: 4,742	looks good. i just used an xacto-knife to cut a slit in the gasket and slipped the breather tube through that. __________________ [2002 4Runner 4WD]

04-15-2006, 03:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
d0ubledown Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: vansterdam BC. Posts: 1,432	i just did mine recently, and didnt bother putting it through the rubber gasket. its just ziptied to the filler neck, just behind the rubber. it was dark and i couldnt be bothered with fiddling with the gasket. maybe one day ill put it through. do this mod if you go anywhere near water/mud! its too easy not to... __________________ sonny ------- 1998 4Runner LTD. Fabtech CO fronts, OME/Pro Comp rears, SS rear links, Revtek diff drop, oem elocker, ARB RD90, 4.88's, 315/75/16 MT/R's on FZJ-80's, Trail Gear sliders, ARB Prado Bar, 1.5" 4Crawler BL, Tundra Brakes, wabfab disco's, IPF's...satoshi'd deckplated & ISR'd. SOLD!!! new ride: 1997 FZJ80. ome/arb/bfg/etc. when clinton lied..nobody died

04-15-2006, 05:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
fireteacher Contributing Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 1,688	agreed! just thought id share my variation! on the 4runner its a pain to get to the filler neck cause you have to remove a piece out of the fender-well and i didnt want to play that game! __________________ Shaun 99 limited 4runner 3.4L MODS: TJM-17/Sonoran shackle hangers/driving lights - DIFF Breather - Sliders - Cobra 19 ULTRA III cb and 3ft. Wilson ant - 265/75/16 Definity Dakota A/T - "SATOSHI MOD" - All Weather Mats - Locker Mod - Fog Light Mod - Vortex Classic Muffler My profile http://yotatech.com/showthread.php?t=96117 Last edited by fireteacher; 04-15-2006 at 05:42 PM.

04-15-2006, 07:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
fireteacher Contributing Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 1,688	exactly why i did it like that __________________ Shaun 99 limited 4runner 3.4L MODS: TJM-17/Sonoran shackle hangers/driving lights - DIFF Breather - Sliders - Cobra 19 ULTRA III cb and 3ft. Wilson ant - 265/75/16 Definity Dakota A/T - "SATOSHI MOD" - All Weather Mats - Locker Mod - Fog Light Mod - Vortex Classic Muffler My profile http://yotatech.com/showthread.php?t=96117

04-15-2006, 07:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
bflooks Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: boston, ma Posts: 614	me and lee's are like that. i like that it is safe from all the splash from the wheel well and also safe behind the door. plus, it reminds you to keep an eye on the breather and also to check the passage of the tubing every once in a while as well.

04-16-2006, 08:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
Wazioc Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 30 miles from anywhere, WV Posts: 187	ok... just food for thought here. If you were to go in water that happened to be up to your fuel door, would you want it behind the gasket so that water doesnt just rush in the crack around the fuel door, or would the same thing happen even if it were behind the rubber gasket? I have been wanting to do this mod, but havnt gotten around to ordering the parts yet.

04-16-2006, 08:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
fireteacher Contributing Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 1,688	i really dont plan on putting the runner in water that deep EVER! this is mearly for when im in the rivers and big puddles...deff ont want to swim around in the interior! __________________ Shaun 99 limited 4runner 3.4L MODS: TJM-17/Sonoran shackle hangers/driving lights - DIFF Breather - Sliders - Cobra 19 ULTRA III cb and 3ft. Wilson ant - 265/75/16 Definity Dakota A/T - "SATOSHI MOD" - All Weather Mats - Locker Mod - Fog Light Mod - Vortex Classic Muffler My profile http://yotatech.com/showthread.php?t=96117

04-17-2006, 06:23 AM	#11 (permalink)
bflooks Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: boston, ma Posts: 614	pretty much...even if it were behind the rubber piece, it would still be under water. i like this for simplicity, cleanliness, and like i said....a reminder.

04-17-2006, 06:56 AM	#12 (permalink)
fireteacher Contributing Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 1,688	Ditto! __________________ Shaun 99 limited 4runner 3.4L MODS: TJM-17/Sonoran shackle hangers/driving lights - DIFF Breather - Sliders - Cobra 19 ULTRA III cb and 3ft. Wilson ant - 265/75/16 Definity Dakota A/T - "SATOSHI MOD" - All Weather Mats - Locker Mod - Fog Light Mod - Vortex Classic Muffler My profile http://yotatech.com/showthread.php?t=96117

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