Brakes pulling
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From: woodbine ga
Brakes pulling
Had a brake job done on all 4 corners.. replaced pads (carbon metalic) turned rotors they still had proper meat left on them flushed entire system new dot 4 new stainless lines. now when I do some hard braking the car will pull somtimes very hard almost pulling the wheel out of your hand. Do the calipers need to be replaced what do you all think.
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Re: Brakes pulling (gary samuel)
Could be the calipers. I had a similar problem with my 88. I jacked up the car and spun the wheel by hand and had a friend hit the breaks and see if the calipers were working okay.
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Re: Brakes pulling (gary samuel)
Had a brake job done on all 4 corners.. replaced pads (carbon metalic) turned rotors they still had proper meat left on them flushed entire system new dot 4 new stainless lines. now when I do some hard braking the car will pull somtimes very hard almost pulling the wheel out of your hand. Do the calipers need to be replaced what do you all think.
As to calipers being "bad", doubtfull! Sounds like you have uneven fluid pressure to one side of the system or the other, either front or rear, or one of the calipers is hanging up.
When they "flushed the brakes" with new fluid, some junk could have lodged in the lines or the caliper, have them flush it some more.
Check the pad return spring in the calipers on the offending side.
If you didn't have this problem before the brake job, you shouldn't have it after.
PS, I have experienced this problem several times and it has always been a bad brake hose where the liner inside the hose had torn and was acting as a flapper valve
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From: woodbine ga
Re: Brakes pulling (gary samuel)
I do plan to return the car to the shop. The stainless lines I refer to are the hoses (braided stainless) i will have them bleed them again......thanks
