Vent Tube Front Dif leak

[Xodius]

Why would there be what appears to be a leak coming from the vent tube from the front diff? I just took out the trash and saw a small leak on the pavement. I crawled on under and the tube was all wet. I looked above and it appeared pretty dry. I only say pretty dry because of when my power steering foamed up, there is still a bit of residue from that.

 

[tommudd]

Hose dry rotted and cracked???

 

[Xodius]

My wife says it is due to the lift lol. She said all the issues are from the lift. Would a clogged breather cause that too?

 

[JeepKj03]

If you have never replaced the vent hoses before it might be a good idea. They will dry rot out over time. Also since you applied a lift it might not be a bad idea to make the hoses a bit longer than stock to allow for more flex.

 

[Xodius]

Can you get the replacement caps at autozone/checker or do you just clean them and put back onto new hose?

 

[JeepKj03]

Sure clean them up, all they do is move air.

 

[Xodius]

OK that thing was a PITA to swap out, lol. Took about 2 hours, 4 scraped knuckles and a broken oil filter drip tray but it is back on, lol. I thought it was going to be easy, lol.