88xjchief
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- Connecticut
I heard the rod needs to be straight across for the rear brakes to work. Is that right?
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rear brake ?
- Thread starter 88xjchief
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I heard the rod needs to be straight across for the rear brakes to work. Is that right?
88xjchief
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Connecticut
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anyone?
anyone?
comancheon33
NAXJA Forum User
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- Casey,Ia
Nope its wrong. You need to unhook it and move the arm from the valve over to the right and rehook it. HTH
lawsoncl
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- North Idaho
Comanche eh? Yup, the arm needs to swing to the passenger side and should nominally be horizontal. When the bed is loaded, that valve allows more braking to the rear. Mine is swung all the way up and zip tied in place as I never bothered lengthening that rod after I did the spring over.
JJacobs
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Fort Collins CO
My MJ had that setup too- stuff was getting pretty crusty back there and fittings wouldn't come apart. Now it just goes back to a T like a regular XJ- the combo valve under the master cyl is different as well. Brakes work just fine but I don't haul any loads with my pickup.
88xjchief
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Connecticut
So its on the wrong side?
lawsoncl
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- North Idaho
The flat arm should be horizontal, with the swinging end pointing towards the passenger side.
JJacobs - What did you do with the return line? Just plug it at the prop valve, or did you swap in an XJ prop valve?
JJacobs - What did you do with the return line? Just plug it at the prop valve, or did you swap in an XJ prop valve?
