4WD: Removal and Installation: Installation

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Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

Install air breather hose with paint mark at upper side.
When installing an air breather hose, do not crush or block by folding or bending the hose.
When inserting a hose to the transmission tube, be sure to insert it fully until its end reaches the tube bend portion.
Make sure clip is securely installed to bracket.

CAUTION: Make sure there are no pinched or restricted areas on each air breather hose caused by folding or bending when installing it.

Install each air breather hose into the breather tube (4). Set each air breather hose with paint mark facing upward.
- A/T breather hose (1)
- Transfer breather hose (2)
- Actuator/transfer motor breather hose (3)
- Paint marks (A)
  
  Fig 1: Identifying Breather Tube, Paint Marks, Transfer And Actuator/Transfer Motor Breather Hose
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Install actuator/transfer motor air breather hose (1) and transfer air breather hose (2) on clip (A) with the paint mark (B) facing upward.
- <=: Front
  
  Fig 2: Identifying Actuator/Transfer Motor Air Breather Hose And Clip With Paint Mark
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Install clip (B) on actuator/transfer motor air breather hose (1) and transfer air breather hose (2) with the paint mark (A) matched.
- <=: Front
  
  Fig 3: Identifying Actuator/Transfer Motor Air Breather Hose, Clip On And Transfer Air Breather Hose
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Install actuator/transfer motor air breather hose (1) and transfer air breather hose (2) on clip (B) and clip (C) with the paint mark (A) and (D) facing upward.
- <=: Front
  
  Fig 4: Identifying Actuator/Transfer Motor Air Breather Hose And Clips
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Install the actuator air breather hose into the actuator (case connector) until the hose end reaches the base of the tube. Set actuator air breather hose with paint mark facing leftward.

Fig 5: Identifying Actuator, Air Breather Hose And Paint Mark
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Install clip (B) on transfer motor air breather hose (2) and transfer air breather hose (1) with the paint mark (A) matched.
- <=: Front
  
  Fig 6: Identifying Transfer Motor Air Breather Hose, Clip With Paint Marks
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Install the transfer air breather hose into the breather tube (transfer, metal connector) until the hose end reaches the base of the tube. Set transfer air breather hose with paint mark facing upwards.

Fig 7: Identifying Transfer Air Breather Hose And Paint Mark
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Install the transfer motor air breather hose into the transfer motor (case connector) until the hose end reaches the end of the curved section. Set transfer motor air breather hose with paint mark facing leftward.

Fig 8: Identifying Transfer Motor Air Breather Hose And Paint Mark
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