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Old 03-07-2010, 02:03 PM
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Unhappy 4910 Maxx brakes [actually it DOESNT brake]

I've been problems stopping my maxx, the trucks probably 5 years old, I've never messed with the brakes it used to do nose wheelies when i would hit the brakes hard, I just tried to adjust the linkage a little bit an I'm going to test it now. Should I take the rotor off an hit it with sand paper or a scotchbrite pad to rough up the surface, or is this the perfect excuse to get a SS brake disc.. any input is welcome,thanks for reading.

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You can try to rough it up. If your servo is that old it might be going out also. It may not have enough power to pull on the linkage.
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the servo is a JR Z590M, It was installed maybe a year ago max, But the truck wasnt being run often during that time. I also had to go to 2WD because of the fact that I tore up the rear diff, so I used the front diff in its place an took out the 4wd components, could that be why I'm expieriencing such crappy braking because I only have the rear wheels braking? I know I should expect some loss but this doesn't seem right.
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Yeah. That is most likely your problem (only RWD). Are the rear wheels locking up when you hit the brakes? Its been a while since I worked on a maxx but the braking mechanism is on the center driveshaft that leads to the front diff right? Did you take too much of the front driveline out?
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I took all of the front driveline out, only thing thats left are the spindles in the hubs, an the U joint that comes out of the front of the trans
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Originally Posted by Cisco904
I took all of the front driveline out, only thing thats left are the spindles in the hubs, an the U joint that comes out of the front of the trans
thats enough to hold the brake rotor and since the front diff is out that takes about 80% of the brakeing away from the stock set up i would suggest upgrading the brakes if the back is not locking up on you but if the back is locking up there is not a whole lot than can change this that i know of
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I'm going to probably end up putting the 4wd back in, and just drive it in 2wd since its already together an the diff is already on the bench, I didn't realize it would have this drastic of a effect on the trucks performance, an with limited slip if one wheel even begins to lift in a turn, its just wasting power an tire tread, does anyone remember whats required for the dual disc setups that were popular a few years ago?
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