Need immediate help please - tube hanging off rear end

[cadgod]

Wife just got home from a long trip. She told me there is a tube hanging off of the rear end in the center of the truck. I looked last night. it looks like the tube is attached to a nut the resembles (sic) the nut you use to bleed brakes with. It is located about 1 foot away from the differential to the left (looking from the rear) and is at the top of the sleeve for the axle leading to the differential. I am thinking/hoping this is just a tube that is for maintenance and someone just left it on. I bought a Haynes guide yesterday, but this wasn't in it.

 

[bdmaash]

picture?

 

[cadgod]

Sorry not at home... It was late last night when she got there. I can try to take some tonight. I tried to sketch something below...The nut and hose is where the I is below the V. The hose is almost 3 feet long and there doesn't appear to be any clamps on either end, it seems to be just pushed on.



V ___
/ \
_______I_____/ \__________
_____________ __________
\ /
\___/

Ha Ha that doesnt work in your view...hit quote and you will see it properly.

 

[snoranger]

Sounds like the axle vent hose. If it is, it should attach to the drivers side frame rail with a little clip.

 

[cadgod]

So it just needs to be above the axle and secured? That seems simple enough. Not sure if I saw the clip on the drivers side, but there seems to be an area above the frame crossmember that has some loose tape.

 

[turboranger91]

Sounds like the axle vent hose. If it is, it should attach to the drivers side frame rail with a little clip.

that's what it sounds like to me.

 

[ncranchero]

 

[Markek]

The end of the hose looks like that with the vent on it. I understand that end just hangs. But where does the other end connect to?

 

[swshawaii]

^ You cross posted.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums...se-where-is-it-connected.451126/#post-3564763

 

[koda2000]

 

[Markek]

That's the hose on the left that's curling up?

 

[MidnightRebel07]

That's the differential breather tube, it connects to the axle tube on the left of the diff and the other end has a vent cap on it that clips on the crossmember of the frame. It's there to relieve pressure from the differential.