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t-box breather: how did you do yours?
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 11:58 am
by Jamie_stafford
Hi im looking for the best way to fit a t- box breather, what did you use?
Re: t-box breather: how did you do yours?
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:02 pm
by ScottieJ
I originally used some airline and a jubilee clip, but it's a pain in the a*** to get to stay on sometimes.
Rockwatt drills and taps the case for a small airline fitting, you ideally need to strip the case to do this though to avoid getting any metal filings in it.
Re: t-box breather: how did you do yours?
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:45 pm
by Tramp
I did this too, you pull out the old 'cap' which gives you a hole perfect for a 1/4 bsp tap (if I remember correctly - ill check when I get in) you tap it (i tapped mine with the t box upside down so the swarf fell out ) then put a 90 degree adaptor in - a straight one fouls on the transmission tunnel so slimer the 90 the better,attach a bit of hose with a jubilee. jobs a fish
Re: t-box breather: how did you do yours?
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 6:09 pm
by Ladaman
Tramp wrote:I did this too, you pull out the old 'cap' which gives you a hole perfect for a 1/4 bsp tap (if I remember correctly - ill check when I get in) you tap it (i tapped mine with the t box upside down so the swarf fell out ) then put a 90 degree adaptor in - a straight one fouls on the transmission tunnel so slimer the 90 the better,attach a bit of hose with a jubilee. jobs a fish
Yeah it is 1/4" BSP.
I put some grease in the flutes of the tap to "catch" the swarf, but keep removing it cleaning the tap and adding a bit more grease.
Re: t-box breather: how did you do yours?
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:40 pm
by Tramp
Ladaman wrote:Tramp wrote:I did this too, you pull out the old 'cap' which gives you a hole perfect for a 1/4 bsp tap (if I remember correctly - ill check when I get in) you tap it (i tapped mine with the t box upside down so the swarf fell out ) then put a 90 degree adaptor in - a straight one fouls on the transmission tunnel so slimer the 90 the better,attach a bit of hose with a jubilee. jobs a fish
Yeah it is 1/4" BSP.
I put some grease in the flutes of the tap to "catch" the swarf, but keep removing it cleaning the tap and adding a bit more grease.
Cheers, ice just checked my tap 1/4 bspf the f just meaning fine, you can get fittings for both, I think I got mine from eBay, and remember to use some ptfe tape when you fit it!
Re: t-box breather: how did you do yours?
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:13 pm
by bigben
i will be doing this the next time the box comes off, been wondering how people do it