1980 Brakes
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Intermediate
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From: Delta Ohio
1980 Brakes
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I have a 80 vette that my wife is driving in maine on Vacation and Im in Ohio. she said that when she presses on the brakes normal that it pulls hard to the left at all speeds. she took it to a sears and they wanted to change all rotors and calipers. I talked to them and said BS. that the rear has nothing to do with it. And i only need to fix this problem so i can driver it home next week to Ohio. They changed the front left and right calipers and changed all the brake fluid and bleed all 4 brakes. The car was picked up and there is no difference. Is there somethig special about these 4 piston brakes calipers in the bleeding or could somethiing elses be wrong. Please help
Larry
I have a 80 vette that my wife is driving in maine on Vacation and Im in Ohio. she said that when she presses on the brakes normal that it pulls hard to the left at all speeds. she took it to a sears and they wanted to change all rotors and calipers. I talked to them and said BS. that the rear has nothing to do with it. And i only need to fix this problem so i can driver it home next week to Ohio. They changed the front left and right calipers and changed all the brake fluid and bleed all 4 brakes. The car was picked up and there is no difference. Is there somethig special about these 4 piston brakes calipers in the bleeding or could somethiing elses be wrong. Please help
Larry
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What part of Maine? If the car encounter pothole roadrash, a suspension problem will cause pull problems. A restricted hose will also cause a pull to the one side. Do you think Sears checked the tire pressure? How fast did the problem develop?
Burning Brakes
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From: TN
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it amazes me that these garages want to change the brake discs on our Corvettes. Mine are 40 years old on my 68 with almost 100,000. I would just laugh and walk away if I was told the discs needed replacing. My experience with the front pulling to one side could be a low tire or a caliper leaking fluid onto the pads which will affect braking on that wheel making the opposite wheel pull.
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I had to rebuild the brakes on my 82, when the seals and boots go on the calipers.
1) that caliper doesn't bite as hard
2) the brake fluid may get on the pads
I would check the pressure on the tires first and then pull the wheels off and check the calipers for any wet spots.
I pulled my calipers off and got a seal and boot kit from autozone, and had all my calipers done in an afternoon.
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From: Hickam AFB Hawaii
My 80 Vette had a minor pull to the left during braking. The pedal was firm. I finally noticed my right rear caliper had a small leak. It wasn't dripping, and the only way I found it was when I pulled the caliper off during other suspension work. I replaced both rear calipers and problem went away. I kept the same rotors and pads. However, I had previously replaced my flex hoses so I knew those weren't the problem. Don't know if that helps?
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Ansonia/NYC CT
If it's a slight pull, I had the same thing, and it was brake fluid leaking. Checks those calipers and disks.
Man, is it just me, or are there a lot of brake questions, tonight?
Some people driving em a little hard last weekend?
Man, is it just me, or are there a lot of brake questions, tonight?
Some people driving em a little hard last weekend?
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