fighting the brakes
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Racer
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: jacksonville Florida
fighting the brakes
my front brakes don't seem to be agreeing. When I hit the brakes the car pulls to the right, as I press the brake more it seems to pull more. I don't seem to be leaking any fluid...is it my calipers or is there a brake proportioning valve? any ideas, things to check?
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Springfield VA
I would remove the front wheels and look for damaged hoses and leaks from the calipers.
Also make sure you are not metal to metal on the pads.
After that I would rebulld the calipers (O-ring IMO) and do a good flush and new pads.
Also make sure you are not metal to metal on the pads.
After that I would rebulld the calipers (O-ring IMO) and do a good flush and new pads.
Drifting
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Very often, a right/left pull under brake application can be caused by worn suspension components, not brakes. Having said that, years ago, I had a front brake hose fail internally. It looked fine from the outside, but a piece came loose inside and it was partially plugged.
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2000
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From: San Jose CA
Very often, a right/left pull under brake application can be caused by worn suspension components, not brakes. Having said that, years ago, I had a front brake hose fail internally. It looked fine from the outside, but a piece came loose inside and it was partially plugged.
It's always ended up being a leaky caliper for me though.
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
very often the rotors are out of true after being mounted and perhaps on the left side it is making the lip seals in the caliper suck in air......so when you brake the air is compressing on the left and the brakes are applying on the right.....try bleeding only the left side caliper and see what happens.
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