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05-14-2012, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by fathan16
my dana 30 has a vacuum hose coming out of the diff but i have 1 piece shafts. does this mean someone changed the guts out some time in the past? or whats up with the hose?
05-14-2012, 11:10 PM
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05-14-2012, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Gorillaxj
I am a little confused by the question...
I have a locked front diff, I have locking hubs, I run my hubs locked any time I am going off pavement for the entire time, weather thats a dirt road, a trail or I am even in 2wd until I get to a point where i need 4wheel drive, then i just shift into 4wd. I can drive on the pavement this way as well in 2wd. being locked up front wont change anything (other then a little noise/possible tire scrub) in 2wd, and will handle mostly Just like it does now.
There should be no reason you can't drive on a dirt road in 2wd or 4wd with a locked front diff, you may need to adjust driveling habits but it should only help
05-14-2012, 11:12 PM
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(this one has a cable conversion but still. same thing)
no sir, but the early models had a disconnecting axle which would allow the front to spin independently from each other and the diff would free-spin
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Originally Posted by fathan16
just above the pinion i think. i was wondering if it was a vent tube too but why would it need that?
05-14-2012, 11:13 PM
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when things get hot/cold air expands/contracts, it allows air to come in and out without sucking water and debris into the diff. If it didn't have the breather the pressure would push out a seal and leak all the fluid lol
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05-14-2012, 11:19 PM
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makes sense. my seals are shot, when on a slight angle the fluid drains out the tube
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05-14-2012, 11:20 PM
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05-14-2012, 11:21 PM
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