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Removal and Installation: Installation

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CAUTION: Make sure there are no pinched or restricted areas on each air breather hose caused by folding or bending when installing it.
  1. Install each air breather hose into the breather tube (metal connector) until the hose end reaches the end of the curve section. Set each air breather hose with paint mark facing upward.
    Fig 1: Identifying Paint Mark, Transfer, Transfer Motor And A/T Air Breather Hose
    G08165971Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  2. Install actuator/transfer motor air breather hose and transfer air breather hose on clip A with the paint mark facing upward.
    Fig 2: Identifying Paint Mark, Clip A And B On Actuator/Transfer Motor And Transfer Air Breather Hose
    G08165972Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  3. Install clip C on actuator/transfer motor air breather hose and transfer air breather hose with the paint mark matched.
    Fig 3: Identifying Clip C On Actuator/Transfer Motor And Transfer Air Breather Hose
    G08165973Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  4. Install actuator/transfer motor air breather hose and transfer air breather hose on clip D and clip E with the paint mark facing upward.
    Fig 4: Identifying Paint Mark, Clip D And Clip E On Actuator/Transfer Motor And Transfer Air Breather Hose
    G08165974Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  5. 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, Actuator Air Breather Hose And Paint Mark
    G08165975Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  6. Install clip F on transfer motor air (control device) breather hose and transfer air breather hose with the paint mark matched.
    Fig 6: Identifying Clip F On Transfer Motor And Transfer Air Breather Hose
    G08165976Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  7. 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
    G08165977Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  8. 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
    G08165978Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.


CAUTION: Make sure there are no pinched or restricted areas on each air breather hose caused by folding or bending when installing it.
  1. 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 Paint Marks On A/T, Transfer And Actuator/Transfer Motor Breather Hose
      G08165980Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  2. 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 Clip With Paint Mark On Actuator/Transfer Motor And Transfer Air Breather Hose
      G08165981Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  3. 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 Clip On Actuator/Transfer Motor Air Breather Hose And Transfer Air Breather Hose
      G08165982Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  4. 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 Clips On Actuator/Transfer Motor And Transfer Air Breather Hose
      G08165983Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  5. 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, Paint Mark And Actuator Air Breather Hose
    G08165984Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  6. 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 Clip On Transfer Motor And Transfer Air Breather Air Breather Hose
      G08165985Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  7. 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
    G08165986Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  8. 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
    G08165987Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.