2010 xlt ..Proper routing of axle vent hose?

sd · Sep 22, 2011

greets all-

have an 2010 xcab xlt and my axle vent hose fell off and I was wondering if anyone had a pic handy on how to route it properly? is their a clip on the frame it attaches to?

Sasquatch_Ryda · Sep 22, 2011

It should clip to the top lip of the frame rail right above the axle pretty much.

4x4junkie · Sep 22, 2011

That's where it is on my '94 (sounds like it hasn't changed at all).

Sasquatch_Ryda · Sep 23, 2011

You know just as well as I do Junkie, that not a whole hell of a lot has changed under these trucks.

sd · Sep 23, 2011

thanks all....
i tried to see on a parts drawing where it went but no luck...ill look at the frame just above it and see if i have any luck.....anyone happen to have a pic handy?

4x4junkie · Sep 23, 2011

Sasquatch_Ryda said:
You know just as well as I do Junkie, that not a whole hell of a lot has changed under these trucks.

I actually had been looking underneath some trucks a few months back... You're absolutely right, most of the fundamental stuff has all remained the same, though it seems I always do come across some petty differences such as in the routing of wiring or other crap (probably added emissions and/or OBDII crap). As hokey as a hose simply clipped to a frame lip is, I always wondered if Ford would ever try to change it in some way or not :icon_twisted:

. Simple is always better though

Pic for sd:

sd · Sep 23, 2011

appreciate the pic Junkie....now I know what type of clip to look for or if I need to order one...thanks again

Sasquatch_Ryda · Sep 23, 2011

You could just even zip tie it up there to the cross brace under the bed where those 2 holes are. Not super important that it is clipped to the frame.

DSD · Sep 24, 2011

Just took this pic on my 2010 fx4 and that hose goes to the small clip on the canister above rear tire drivers side .

sd · Oct 2, 2011

Thanks DSD..that pic was perfect!...I ordered the clip

cape_royds · Jul 10, 2015

I'm reviving this thread, because the free end of the rear axle vent hose on my 2011 Ranger (std cab 2WD 2.3L auto) has come loose.

However, I do not see the sort of clip on the frame that others above have mentioned. Instead it appears that the rear axle vent hose might have been attached to a flanged hollow plastic plug, which is inserted in one of the small holes at the bottom of the bed support.

I have done a fair bit of googling, but most of the photos online show the end of the hose attached to the axle, rather than the other end. (At least I learned what the thing is and what it's for. That's a start!)

I gather from what I've been reading, though, that I could just MacGyver something to keep that vent hose up there, as long the hose stays a bit slack and I don't pinch it.

cape_royds · Aug 3, 2015

cape_royds said:
It appears that the rear axle vent hose might have been attached to a flanged hollow plastic plug, which is inserted in one of the small holes at the bottom of the bed support.

Update:

Got the part from a local dealership (cost $14 CDN includes both vent house and flanged hollow plastic plug). The plug snaps into a hole in the bed support.

Interesting/strange that the 2011 XL with the 7.5 axle should a bit different from what I saw elsewhere online.

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