72 pulls to the left
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Racer
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72 pulls to the left
Although I have had a full front end alignment done (after rebuilding everything in poly), my 72 pulls a bit to the left.
What could be the (most common) root cause?
Is it a wrong (uneven) toe-in? Or two different cambers?
Appreciate your help.
Regards,
Thomas
What could be the (most common) root cause?
Is it a wrong (uneven) toe-in? Or two different cambers?
Appreciate your help.
Regards,
Thomas
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'06-'08-'09
One issue I had with my '76 doing that was my rubber brake lines had collapsed internally causing just enough pressure on one caliper to cause it to pull to one side. Just a thought.
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First thing to do is check air pressure. If both fronts are equal, then try swapping them. If the pull goes to the opposite side then you've got a bad tire. I've encountered this problem several times and found it to be a bad tire every time. 
Le Mans Master
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Also check tire pressure as others have said.
Glenn
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Great thread 
I've had the same problem with my 77. Had a slight pull to the left and found a bad lower ball joint. Rebuilt front end with poly bushings and Moog balljoints and a new set of Goodyears. Still have a slight pull to the left. Gotta be a sticking caliper?
I've had the same problem with my 77. Had a slight pull to the left and found a bad lower ball joint. Rebuilt front end with poly bushings and Moog balljoints and a new set of Goodyears. Still have a slight pull to the left. Gotta be a sticking caliper?
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I had a tiny leak in one front caliper. The leaking brake fluid lubed the brake disk so that brake didn't take before the fluid was wiped off by braking. It was most uneven when I had driven for a while without braking. This made the car and steering wheel pull towards the side that did brake properly.
