Nissan Murano: Removal and Installation / Air Breather

Exploded View

1.	Rear final drive breather	2.	Breather connector (resin)	3.	Air breather hose
4.	Breather connector (metal)	5.	Rear final drive assembly
: Always replace after every disassembly.

REMOVAL

Final Drive Side

Remove rear final drive. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Using a suitable tool remove rear final drive breather.

CAUTION:

Do not damage rear final drive breather or rear final drive during removal of rear final drive breather.

Electric Controlled Coupling Side

Remove air breather hose assembly from breather connector (metal) on electric controlled coupling assembly.

Remove breather connector (resin) (1) together with air breather hose (3) from rear suspension member.

Remove breather connector (metal) (2) from electric controlled coupling assembly.

• When removing/installing breather connector (metal) (2), remove electric controlled coupling assembly from rear final drive assembly. Refer to Removal and Installation.

CAUTION:

Do not reuse breather connector (metal).

INSTALLATION

Final Drive Side

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

Do not damage rear final drive breather or rear final drive during removal of rear final drive breather.

Electric Controlled Coupling Side

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

• When installing air breather hose, make sure there are no pinched or restricted areas on air breather hose caused by bending or winding.

• Securely install breather connector (metal) to the electric controlled coupling assembly with the tip of tube faced in the Nissan Murano vehicle front direction. In addition, insert air breather hose (1) to tube spool part (A) of breather connector (metal) (2).

  

  CAUTION:

  Do not reuse breather connector (metal).

  : Front

• Install breather connector (resin) (1), air breather hose (2), hose connector (3), and clip (4) based on hose paint mark (A) as shown in the figure, complying with the directions below.

  

  CAUTION:

  • Do not reuse breather connector (metal).

  • Be careful with insert dimension of breather connector (resin) and hose connector, and set position of clip.

    Insert dimension of breather connector (resin) and hose connector	: 15 mm (0.59 in) from breather connector end (air breather hose side) and hose connector end (air breather hose side)
    Set position of clip	: 5 mm (0.20 in) from breather hose end

  • Cut extra band of clip.