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Rear axle vented? #30035 07/31/2003 7:32 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 43 Derby Ks T tttt8 Member
tttt8 Member T Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 43 Derby Ks	While cleaning up my rear axle I found a hole. There is a hole in the top of the axle on the drivers side. Is this a vent? Should I just leave it alone or should there be a tube attached? Or should it be plugged? It is threaded. My truck is a 48 1/2 chevy TIA

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Rear axle vented?	tttt8	07/31/2003 7:32 PM
Re: Rear axle vented?	Fred T	07/31/2003 8:02 PM
Re: Rear axle vented?	53 4 me	07/31/2003 8:45 PM
Re: Rear axle vented?	Jeff_from_KY	07/31/2003 9:05 PM
Re: Rear axle vented?	Frank54	07/31/2003 9:07 PM
Re: Rear axle vented?	53 4 me	07/31/2003 9:25 PM
Re: Rear axle vented?	Mechainiac	07/31/2003 10:38 PM
Re: Rear axle vented?	tttt8	08/01/2003 1:55 PM
Re: Rear axle vented?	Fred T	08/01/2003 3:15 PM
Re: Rear axle vented?	49 geezer	08/05/2003 12:51 PM
Re: Rear axle vented?	cmayna	08/05/2003 2:25 PM
Re: Rear axle vented?	rwise	08/05/2003 3:17 PM
Re: Rear axle vented?	cmayna	08/06/2003 12:32 AM
Re: Rear axle vented?	cmayna	08/06/2003 1:38 AM
Re: Rear axle vented?	joker	08/06/2003 2:07 AM
Re: Rear axle vented?	Mechainiac	08/06/2003 2:22 AM
Re: Rear axle vented?	cmayna	08/06/2003 3:59 AM

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