Pulls to the left when braking
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St. Jude Donor '11
Pulls to the left when braking
Rebuilt calipers a few months ago. pulls to the left when braking.Not really too noticeable except when you take your hands off the wheels.
What can be the cause(s) of this.
What can be the cause(s) of this.
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I had the same issue with my 82. The PO replaced the left caliper and not the right. I believe in replacing them in pairs. It keeps everything on an even keel.
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St. Jude Donor '11
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Also check rotor thickness. If one is thicker than the other, this could cause it to pull slightly. Did you replace both rotors as well? Who rebuilt your calipers. I got a set many years ago where one of the pistons wasn't traveling (for lack of a better word) "smoothly" in the bore, and that was causing issues.
Ed
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St. Jude Donor '11
Also check rotor thickness. If one is thicker than the other, this could cause it to pull slightly. Did you replace both rotors as well? Who rebuilt your calipers. I got a set many years ago where one of the pistons wasn't traveling (for lack of a better word) "smoothly" in the bore, and that was causing issues.
Ed
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check fluid flow thru ur front right flex hose. Pull the hose off, blow thru it with compressed air. Same happened to me once, the flex line had broken down rubber inside restricting the flow. If found, replace with new lines (4) for all corners .
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This happen to me years ago on another "old" car.
