Rear diff breather snapped at axel, knowledge required

[rockymtnslayer]

Hi guys,

i forgot about this from last week i noticed my diff breathers snapped off at the axel.

So can this be drilled out like a normal snapped bolt? Or would the metal bits cause havoc in the axel?

Also is the hollow bolt required a nissan only bit?

Cheers in advance lads

 

[rockymtnslayer]

I know its getting rusty im on it!! Hopefully next weekend will get it cleaned up.

 

[solarman216]

The pipe that has snapped off is brazed to the stud that screws into the axle casing, just unscrew the hex stud (plug the hole with a bit of rag) and get someone to drill it out and re braze a new piece of pipe into it, for size the old bit will be still in the rubber hose, it might even be long enough to re braze it, Rick

 

[rockymtnslayer]

Hi rick, by Brazing is it just copper pipe then? Cheers again. This forums teaching me loads about these motors.

 

[solarman216]

Hi rick, by Brazing is it just copper pipe then? Cheers again. This forums teaching me loads about these motors.

No original is steel/steel, but copper can be used, Rick

 

[jims-terrano]

Exactly same as my project car, the exhaust had snapped and had been bouncing on the breather for quite sometime. Anyhoo as said unscrew and screw a replacement in. Not sure if it was Rick or CNCfabs that I got the replacement union from.

 

[rockymtnslayer]

Will do. Cheers again lads

 

[Daemo]

You could just unscrew the fitting from the axle and put another one in. Or change the fitting for one that takes nylon pipe and raise the breather.