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Old 03-04-2025, 05:08 PM   #14
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Default Re: Differential Vent

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Originally Posted by Synchro909 View Post
I tried drilling a vent through one of the bolts that hold the trumpets on. I put it at the top on the side opposite the crown wheel and the hole facing up. There must be a lot of oil being thrown about in there because it leaked a lot so I made another with a small plastic tube on it (like Mitchell uses on their O/D) and secured the open end up near the spring mount in the cross member I left plenty of slack in it to allow for the movement of the axle. Much better!
I did the same and it still pushed oil out the tube. That is when I decided to use the Alemite vent on the axle tube. Never a drop now.
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