In a moment of pure stupidity. I broke the thing that looks like a dip stick of the top of my final drive. How screwed am I? I got a ride coming this weekend.... Please advise....
So, basically the same as I wrotehobdayd said:Sounds like you broke off the final drive breather vent. This allows the drive to cope with volume changes due to oil and air expansion from temperature generated by friction and oil shear. This is an important part...you cannot block off for risk of pressurising seals and you cannot leave open otherwise your diff oil will disappear. Repair / replace...sorry. I was a brake development guy at the start of my career and then moved on to axles...breathers are very difficult to engineer to ensure adequate venting / minimal oil loss / minimal ingress of water, dirt, humidity...and oil choice and level has a big effect on diff temperatures / life.
Drop the tools, back away, and nobody gets hurt...DevilAnce said:According to Parts Bandit its only a 15 dollar part... So this is not to big of deal I don't think. of course probably have to take diff apart to replace. I don't know what the hell possessed me to think it was the dip stick and it was stuck. So I get the channel locks and snap! ::010:: Retard ::026::
what are you a plumber?channel locks
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