Last week I purchased a 2012 glx. Very happy with it so far. yesterday I worked on raising the rear diff breather to inside the canopy (front is already done).
After doing much research on the web i found very limited info on how to attach a raised breather to the factory triton one on the rear diff. The problem being the strange plastic breather that is pressed into the diff can't be removed simply by unscrewing it and screwing in a new adapter from a diff breather kit. A couple of people here had posted ideas but a lot seemed very complicated/involved machining new parts or removing the existing breather, altering it and re-gluing it back on.
So I decided to take some pics as I went and post them here to show step by step how I did mine.
What you'll need,
3m of radiator hose with 8mm internal diameter (i used this instead of fuel line as it a bit softer and can be molded over the existing breather and crimped tighter.)
A flexible adhesive that can stick to rubber and plastic.
Hose crimps
Zip ties (thin ones)
A filter of some kind, I used a small inline fuel filter.
10mm drill bit
Starting off this is the original breather on the car. To get to it remove the white plastic cap (keep for later) and the metal valve (no longer needed) underneath to expose the plastic breather pipe. These should both come off easily
Clean off all dirt and oil and apply some adhesive to the outside if the plastic breather pipe and the bottom of the 8mm hose.
stretch the hose over the breather and firmly press it down as much as possible. run a zip tie around to keep it in place, (make sure the zip tie is thin enough to fit below where the breather flares out for maximum bite). Add more adhesive around the base of the hose to seal this off. Once dry this should be enough to keep the pipe secured to the breather.
As some extra strength and protection I then fixed the original plastic cap back on over the pipe, do this by drilling a hole through the top just smaller than the radiator hose.
Then feed it over the pipe.
Add some adhesive to the pipe around where the top of the cap will sit.
Then clip the cap back down and add a zip tie on top to keep it secure
from here run the pipe up to a high/dry location ( be sure to leave enough slack to allow for axle articulation). I drilled a hole in the tray and went to the inside of the canopy. then add your new filter/breather to the end
Hope someone finds this helpful,
Ta,
Jack
