Axle plate

[mancheflo]

Does anyone know what this plate means on my rear axle?

[yxmj]

If you mean the silver tab.....one thing is tells you is you have 3.55 gears.....I can't read the other line

If you mean the plate under that....it connects to your auto brake bias box above by a little rod that seems to be missing....

[mancheflo]

That would be my next question of what this was and why it might be loose 😂

[yxmj]

Search the site there is a lot of info

[DirtyComanche]

Super common for that rod to go AWOL.

 

I'd lock the bias valve in the full position with a zip tie for now.

[mancheflo]

12 minutes ago, DirtyComanche said:

Super common for that rod to go AWOL.

 

I'd lock the bias valve in the full position with a zip tie for now.

Alright will do but what does that do exactly?

[yxmj]

Adds more flow to rear brakes according to weight of load in box above....the weight pushes the rod that turns the valve

[mancheflo]

25 minutes ago, yxmj said:

Adds more flow to rear brakes according to weight of load in box above....the weight pushes the rod that turns the valve

[DesertRat1991]

3 hours ago, mancheflo said:

 

  You can make a replacement rod.

 

 

[gogmorgo]

Just a heads up, you may want to make sure your rear brakes are working properly and/or moving freely before messing with the load sensing valve. Drum brakes tend to seize up if you don't use them for a long time.

I tied up my LSV lever shortly after I got my first MJ, and on the first firm application the rear brakes jammed on so hard I couldn't move the truck. Fortunately I was in a parking lot and not really obstructing traffic while I broke them loose.

[dasbulliwagen]

If you zip tie it up, youll want to put it in about the three oclock position looking from the rear.

[mancheflo]

17 hours ago, gogmorgo said:

Just a heads up, you may want to make sure your rear brakes are working properly and/or moving freely before messing with the load sensing valve. Drum brakes tend to seize up if you don't use them for a long time.

I tied up my LSV lever shortly after I got my first MJ, and on the first firm application the rear brakes jammed on so hard I couldn't move the truck. Fortunately I was in a parking lot and not really obstructing traffic while I broke them loose.

So how will I know if the rears are siezed up or not? The guy before me didn’t drive it from at least July-October and not sure how much before then, I just ordered new brakes all around for it too

[gogmorgo]

Pop the drums off and inspect. You can make sure everything's moving nicely by hand, and then see what happens when a helper steps on the brakes. It likely won't hurt to bleed the stale fluid out of them, either.

With the valve dangling, the rear brakes aren't doing much more while the truck's moving than while its parked, and I'm guessing you don't have much idea of how long the rod's been gone.

[mancheflo]

Yep no idea on that but thanks for the help on it