Breather on Chy. 8.25

[rEGAL2800@AOL.COM]

I have a no slip in my rear chrysler 8.25. Everytime i get into deep water i think i get water in to the oil because the locker makes very loud noises after water crossings. I change oil and noise goes away until next time i cross water. is there a breather hose for that axle that maybe water is getting in from there? Maybe my seals are bad? By the way its a 1999. Thanks

[RCP Phx]

The breather/vent is the bolt(hollow) that holds the brakeline T on the left side of the axle.

[rEGAL2800@AOL.COM]

I know what you are talking about but i don't know how that can vent out air. Could water get through this point?

[RCP Phx]

I dont know how high they run the vent up into the body,the front one goes all the way to the top of the firewall.You could extend it or tie it into the front.

[rEGAL2800@AOL.COM]

What about the seals? I do a lot of mud bogging and maybe the seals are worn. Is this something that could be the problem?

[EricsXJ]

That vent hose (on the 8.25) only goes up to the frame rail. Another thing to check (although unlikely the cause) is those two or three bolts that hold on that brake line brace thingy on the pass side of the diff. Make sure the bolts are tight because they go all they way into the axle tube. Why they have that I don't know :rolleyes:

[CharlesS]

Remove the bolt that holds the brake line block to the axle tube, apply some RTV between the block and axle tube and apply some RTV to the threads of the bolt. The end of the vent line plugs into the uni frame near the drop down hose from the gas filler.

Charles