4WD: 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 (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 A/T Breather Hose, Transfer Breather Hose 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, Transfer Air Breather Hose, Clip And 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, Air Breather Hose And Paint Mark
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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, Transfer Air Breather Hose, Clip And Paint Mark
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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, 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, Transfer Air Breather Hose And Paint Mark
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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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