Removal And Installation: Installation

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Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

Install the breather hose (1) to breather connector until dimension (A) shown as follows.

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(A)	: 20 mm (0.79 in) Final drive side
	: 20.7 mm (0.815 in) Suspension member side

CAUTION:

Do not reuse hose clamp and breather connector.
Make sure there are no pinched or restricted areas on the breather hose caused by bending or winding when installing it.
Install the hose clamp at the final drive side, with the tab facing to the vehicle front.
Install the hose clamp at the suspension member side, with the tab facing downward.

If remove resin connector (2) and metal connector (3), install breather hose (1), resin connector and metal connector as shown below.

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- For installation, insert resin connector into the square hole of rear suspension. Install metal connector to rear cover with aiming painted mark (A) to the front of vehicle.
  
  : Front
Install the electric controlled coupling breather hose (1) as shown in the figure below.

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- Install electric controlled coupling breather hose at the coupling side to the metal connector (3) of the coupling (2) all the way to the point shown by the solid arrow ( ).
  
  : Front
- Install electric controlled coupling breather hose at the suspension member side until dimension (A) shown as follows.
  
  (A) : 15 mm (0.59 in)
If remove resin connector of the electric controlled coupling (1) and metal connector (2), install them as shown below.

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- Install the resin connector at the insertion side to the suspension member, facing to the vehicle front.
- Install the metal connector to the coupling cover, facing to the vehicle front.
  CAUTION:
  Do not reuse breather connector and hose clip.
If remove plug (1) and (2), install them as shown below.

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: Front

CAUTION:
Do not reuse breather connector and hose clip.
When oil leaks while removing final drive assembly, check oil level after the installation. Refer to INSPECTION .
When replacing rear final drive assembly, perform writing unit characteristics. Refer to DESCRIPTION .