brake hose mystery..,

[Palmtree]

Went down an unfamilar 26klm road yesterday in the mountains, B. C. , a sign said there was a camp ground at the end near a lake. Had to check it out. About a quarter way along, the road got rough, about halfway the road seemed to turn into a really rough trail and then even got worse... wash board city. had to drive a a few clicks/hr. It took a couple of hours to get to the camp site. the truck would've been destroyed if I would've tried to do any kind of speed. Anyway, found the camp spot nicely secluded, no wonder, then we had to get out. another several hours out of my life I'll never get back. At the camp site back in near civilization, where our trailer was parked I noticed a rubber hose dangling from the rear end. On closer inspection the hose appears to be coming from the top of the fitting that the brake lines are seperated from over the rear axle. I can't find any place under the truck where this hose came from. and there seems to be effect on the brakes at all for the hose not being connected. Any brake specialist out there ?

 

[CIverson]

Not brake related, it's the differential vent hose. It should have a clip on it and a plastic vent in the end of the hose, and it just clips up on one of the frame crossmembers.

 

[Palmtree]

thank you thank you thank you... it just threw me because its connected to the brake line header. . or whatever its called.

 

[CIverson]

thank you thank you thank you... it just threw me because its connected to the brake line header. . or whatever its called.

Yes, it's confusing if you've never seen that setup before. If you take the hose off you will see that the nipple for the vent is also used as a bolt to hold the tee to the axle.