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.

Install each air breather hose into the breather tube (metal connector) until the hose end reaches the end of the curved section. Set each air breather hose with paint mark facing upward.
- A: Transfer control device air breather hose
- B: A/T air breather hose
- C: Paint marks
- D: Transfer air breather hose
  
  Fig 1: Installing Air Breather Hose Into Breather Tube
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Install transfer control device air breather hose and transfer air breather hose on clip A and clip B with the paint mark facing upward.

Fig 2: Identifying Transfer Control Device Air Breather Hose And Transfer Air Breather Hose, Paint Mark, Clips A And B
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Install clip C on transfer control device air breather hose and transfer air breather hose with the paint mark matched.

Fig 3: Identifying Transfer Control Device Air Breather Hose, Transfer Air Breather Hose And Clip C
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Install transfer control device air breather hose and transfer air breather hose on clip D with the paint mark facing upward.

Fig 4: Identifying Transfer Control Device Air Breather Hose, Transfer Air Breather Hose, Paint Mark And Clip D
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Install 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 upward.

Fig 5: Identifying Transfer Air Breather Hose And Paint Mark
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Install transfer control device air breather hose into transfer control device (case connector) until the hose end reaches the base of the tube. Set transfer control device air breather hose with paint mark facing forward.

Fig 6: Identifying Transfer Control Device Air Breather Hose And Paint Mark
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