Got a look under my Pajero today and I've discovered a thing that looks like a rear brake limiter (well, I've installed personally my new coils some months ago and I haven't noticed that thing); I mean, a valve on the brake circuit actuated by the droop of the rear axle.<P>Ok, I think that with the 2" of lift the valve is partially closed even if I'm not braking and there is no weight transfer to the front. And I think that while I'm braking the valve is completly closed, so rear brakes don't work. And so I always have locked front tyres and rearend wagging (without rear locked tyres) on hard braking.<P>Well, now the question: what about a fix?<P>Thank you guys.<P>Disma

Disma,<P>What you're looking at is called a Load Sensing Proportioning Valve (LSPV). To correct for the lift, you need to bend or modify the mechanical linkage so the linkage is on the same angle as it was before the lift. If you don't know the prior measurement, you'll have to guess.<P>Not attending to this will produce the exact result you are describing, soon followed by front brake rotors that are warped from being constantly overheated.<P>DougM

Wow! This got me worried [img]images/icons/confused.gif" border="0[/img] - have I been driving for the last year with bad rear wheels breaking ability? I haven't looked under my Pajero yet (99 GLX, 2.8TDI, LWB) so I don't know if it has this gudget.<P>Do you have more information? Pictures?<P>Dror [img]images/icons/confused.gif" border="0[/img]

I would like to know more info too. I just lifted my Montero and would like to know how to fix this. Does anyone else out there know about this problem?

Doug, I haven't looked this up, so my homework isn't done- [img]images/icons/frown.gif" border="0[/img] But is this on newer models only? Or has this been a standard part of the braking system right along? I've never experienced a braking problem on any of my gen1s.<BR>Guy

Whoops, don't mean to start a panic on this but it is definitely an issue if you have one and lifted your truck without modifying it.<P>As for Gen 1's, I cannot recall if mine had one or not. It's pretty easy to tell if you have one. Simply lay under the rear axle and look at where the brake line comes from the front of the vehicle. Before the brake line splits to each rear wheel, look for a valve that is physically connected to a rear suspension arm or the axle housing itself by a metal link. <P>What it does is quite simple. The metal link changes angle as the rear of the vehicle is loaded more and more heavily - such as when you're packed for a trip. This tells the valve to proportion more and more braking force to the rear wheels. The default position when the truck is empty sends the minimum amount of braking force to the rear, which prevents rear wheel lockup.<P>If you lift the truck, the LSPV is sending the minimum amount of braking force to the rears. If you then load the lifted truck with 1200lbs of gear and people, the LSPV's sensing arm still says the truck is empty and the front brakes are getting an incredible heat load trying to stop the truck and added load essentially by themselves. Symptoms include front brake lockup or fade, warped front rotors, and rear brakes that won't lock up on gravel in extreme cases.<P>The cure is to look at the valve and understand how the linkage moves as the truck goes up and down. Then modify the valve's link so that when your truck is empty, the valve "sees" the axle as being located where it would be if the suspension were stock. For instance, on my 80 series the link is modified by bending it slightly with a pair of pliers. On others, you must extend the arm, and on still others you shorten the arm - study yours to see what needs to be done.<P>Remember simple geometry when doing this. For instance, on the 80 a 2 inch lift means something like a 1/8 inch change in the arm link location, not a 2 inch change. This is simply due to the angle of the sensing arm vs the axle. Study the way your particular model works to determine what should be done so your LSPV valve "sees" an axle in the stock position when your truck is empty.

Valve location: in my Paj is on the left side, in front of the rear axle. You can see a spring linking axle and frame.<P>I think I'll give it a better look next week. Maybe there is a register on it.<P>Bye<P>Disma<p>[ 06 December 2001: Message edited by: dsmdsm ]

Is this probelm for the older Montys or newer ones? mine is a 1996 (obviously, signature) I understand the concept I just think it would be nice I everyone new witch trucks to look under.

VMAX,<P>I don't know what years have them for certain, but I suspect all Gen2's have an LSPV. It would not surprise me to find that Gen1's do also, but I can't remember if mine did. Anyone got a few minutes and a clean garage floor to take a look using my description above?<P>DougM

My manual specify 224-228 mm between the spring ends with the LSPV lever pushed all the way forward and vehicle empty.<P>I did play with mine when I lift mine but notice no big difference. The biggest difference I got is when I flush all the flud with DOT 4 brake fluid <P>BTW: I use russell 7mm speed bleeder to bleed my brakes and by far is the best and easiest way to do it.