What are these valves

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  1. silver dollar

    silver dollar Medium Load Member

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    [​IMG]Truck is a Volvo VNL 630 VED12 engine. This valve is located on a cross member just a the rear of the fifth wheel. It appears to be a big square valve in the center of the group, and a smaller valve on each side of it. The small one shown in the bottom of the picture leaks when brakes are applied. What are they called. The electrical plug next to it is not plugged to anything, and has a cap on it. I know Volvo will want an arm and a leg for them. I hoping I can replace what leaks for just an arm.:D
     

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  3. 1johnb

    1johnb Medium Load Member

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    That would be the abs valve.
     
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  4. silver dollar

    silver dollar Medium Load Member

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    Are you saying that the small one is ABS, or the whole unit?
     
  5. BoxCarKidd

    BoxCarKidd Road Train Member

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    The big square one is a relay valve for service brakes( R12? ). The little ones to the sides are anti-lock valves. If Volvo does not offer them separate I would check the aftermarket because that assembly is expensive. If it has a metal tag on it those numbers make shopping much easier.
     
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  6. silver dollar

    silver dollar Medium Load Member

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    I just left the Volvo dealer. He showed me one with a place to plug that wire that is unplugged in the pic. I didn't get it because the one on the truck is not plugged to anything.
     
  7. silver dollar

    silver dollar Medium Load Member

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    Man! I really thank you alot. I take it off tomorrow to get part numbers. The one he showed me was 231$. There has to be a better game in town:)
     
  8. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    Have had a similar setup on previous Prostars and on my 579 Pete. If the truck has stability control and traction control enabled, those wires allow the computer to control each brake valve independently. While I hate stability control, the traction control is handy. If it senses one of the wheels spinning faster than the other, it lightly applies the brake only to that wheel so the other wheels that have better traction get the power. If your truck doesn't have that option, it still has the same wiring harness as the one's that do, hense the loose plug.
     
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  9. silver dollar

    silver dollar Medium Load Member

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    I am much obliged to you.
     
  10. upallnite

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    Got a friend that has the same setup on a Western Star, was leaking the same way. after replacing the assembly it still leaked, come to find out it was a brake chamber leaking on the side that the air was coming from. good luck
     
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  11. silver dollar

    silver dollar Medium Load Member

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    Thanks for the tip. When I first heard the leak, i thought it was the chamber. Air leaks sometimes seem to move around. I'll check that out. Thanks again.
     
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