Extending Your Breathers

AdamIsAdam · **Posted:** Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:09 pm

You should ALWAYS change ALL fluids after any water crossing that's 15" or more (about 1/2 up your wheels). It's cheap insurance against moisture in your drivetrain.

I put Amsoil tranny fluid in my transfer case. it holds such a small amount of fluid, you want the best in there you can! And it's so easy to change too.

N / A · **Posted:** Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:43 am

so I finally found the trann breather and it's right where everyone said it was on top of the tranny below the firewall...now as hard as I ram my hand in there I can't even touch it with a finger..how the hell can I extend it

N / A · **Posted:** Sun Mar 11, 2007 11:58 am

N / A wrote:

so I finally found the trann breather and it's right where everyone said it was on top of the tranny below the firewall...now as hard as I ram my hand in there I can't even touch it with a finger..how the hell can I extend it

wooohoooo....finally got it done.....I had to get my girlfriend were her skinny wrists to push it on after I popped off the cap and lined up the fitting, my forarms are too thick no matter how hard I pushed I couldn't get it through

AdamIsAdam · **Posted:** Mon Mar 12, 2007 2:26 pm

You got pics of her on top of your engine, burried up to her elbows in motor, right? RIGHT!?

N / A · **Posted:** Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:06 pm

maybe

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:47 pm

N / A wrote:

maybe

ogfalcon · **Joined:** Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:55 am **Posts:** 2

I just attempted this install and noticed a couple things (keep in mind I have an 04 Sport 5-spd). For one, the only breather I found on the rear diff looked like it came out of the square brake line junction. Although it is actually mounted to the axle and not the diff, I assume this is correct since that is the only breather tube I have. I extended this one up beyond the fuel filler. Did you guys have something similar?

The biggest issue is that the 5-spd doesn't have a breather tube; instead, it has a little "valve" installed on the top of the transmission on the passenger side near the bellhousing. I'm going to try a couple Toyota parts to see if I can retrofit a breather system for it. If that doesn't work, I'm going to cut a little of the "valve" off so I can slip some 5/16" fuel line on it. I'm running all the breather lines (except for the rear diff breather) up to a CB Performance breather box that I'm going to mount on the passenger side firewall underneath the hood. Right now, I just have the transfer case and front diff breather tubes zip-tied together near the electrical junction box under the hood. I found the transfer case breather tube hooked to the engine block on the driver's side.

Thanks,
OG

AdamIsAdam · **Posted:** Thu May 31, 2007 6:37 pm

it all sounds correct.

corwyyn · **Posted:** Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:27 pm

Did three out of four between last night and this morning (two last night before the rain rolled in, one this morning). Just need to find the last one and get it extended...

AdamIsAdam wrote:

N / A wrote:

oh I thought the one on the dipstick is the tranny one, cause if you look at the diagram here it looks to be:

but then were does the TC one go?

what year is that diagram from? It's different than my 2003.

Either way, just extend them all. :wink:

That diagram is for the 42RLE transmission and is the same as the one in my '03 parts manual. I *think* the one attached to the back side of the engine is for the t-case, but I'd have to try and trace them both out to be sure. Either way I'll find that last one and get it extended then go find some DEEP water to have fun in :wink:

Rush345 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:33 am

I hear talk about a valve? Comintg from my years in the paint industrie many airless paint prayers and some HVLP air spray guns in their design, is this valve mentioned a one way check valve ( allows flow in one direction and seals itself with the reverse flow) I'm not sure with the difference of air flow to fluid flow could be acheived with a check valve, but I am curious.

Albert · **Posted:** Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:56 am

I know this is an old post but I wanted to thank everyone for the info.....and bump it too.

....and RIP Rush.

AdamIsAdam · **Posted:** Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:24 pm

It's important! I did it to my Rubicon as well.

InCommando · **Posted:** Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:45 pm

IIRC, the 45 is based on the 727 and (again IIRC) the breather on the 727 is inside of the bell housing. I thought you had to pull the torque convertor to get to it in a 727. Maybe one of the design updates for the 45 is to run the breather out of the bell on top?

GeekyJeep · **Posted:** Mon May 17, 2010 7:42 pm

any chance of getting the images fixed?

DeltaForceB85 · **Joined:** Wed Feb 20, 2013 1:44 am **Posts:** 13

Where did all the pictures go?!?! I was planning on doing this tomorrow!!!!!!

lfhoward · **Posted:** Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:22 pm

Try this: http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=44164

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