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Old 04-21-2009, 10:17 AM
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there is a rubber hose that comes from the top of the rearend and runs along the side of truck somewhere. found it dragging this morning. i did a search site is not running to well. what is this hose for and do? i just figured that when i lowered my truck my exhaust pipe burned threw it.. need to get a new bent pipe. but whats the rubber hose for?
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It's a vent tube. The hose is to extend it up high so that water wouldn't get into the diff. if submerged in water.
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damn.. ok so the whole point is to keep it up high.. cool man thanks.. i will figure something out... thanks a bunch.
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