Hard pull to the left when braking - means what?

dictum · Jul 24, 2024

Right front pads were down to the metal but the LEFT front look like they have 70% of life left. Clearly uneven wear, which means what?
The left front caliper is not engaging?
Ths in conjunction with the fact that during braking, the vehicle is pulled hard to the LEFT.

I am thinking about replacing the front left caliper. I removed it to look at the brakes but have not tried to compress it, could it be it seized inside?

I just did the rear brakes and one of the rear calipers locked up pretty bad so that I could not compress it at all and had to get a new one. It's a 17 year old vehicle. All of the calipers look original except for the 2 that I replaced.

tom3 · Jul 24, 2024

Those calipers have slider pins top and bottom that get rusted and freeze up pretty solid. Usually you can pull the caliper out of the mount, spray the pins with parts loosener, put some major heat on the housing, and work them loose. This is most of the reason the pads wear odd and the brakes don't work right. Or just replace the caliper but then the bleeding must be done. Big problem with these designs.

j91z28d1 · Jul 24, 2024

if don't see stucks calipers. replace the brake hoses

dictum · Jul 24, 2024

Makes sense. I will just replace the caliper and go from there.

j91z28d1 · Jul 24, 2024

dictum said:
Makes sense. I will just replace the caliper and go from there.

the hoses are cheap. what happens is the internal layer fails and works as a one way check valve, so it's takes a lot of pressure to open up and get pressure to the caliper, why it pulls to the other side at first hit and then when your release the pedal, it stops the fluid from flowing back and wears out the pads.

I had then happen forever ago and chased brake problems with that car for a year. finally an old guy at the races convinced me to change hoses, which were like 7$ each at the time but still more money than I wanted to spend haha. but it worked. if you're going to buy calipers, toss on new brakes hoses while you're there. they are a rubber wear item and you'll save enough in the cost of brake fluid to pay for the
hoses doing it once and done than twice if calipers don't fix it.

swathdiver · Jul 25, 2024

At this age, replace the calipers and rubber hoses and either get new brackets or rebuild the brake portion for the pins with the boots.

Charlie207 · Jul 26, 2024

swathdiver said:
At this age, replace the calipers and rubber hoses and either get new brackets or rebuild the brake portion for the pins with the boots.

Any opinions on these SS lines from StopTech?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0031HSCOU/?coliid=IF23RZHI35LSM&colid=1Q57SEEA9S0XO&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_gv_dp_ii

petethepug · Jul 26, 2024

SS lines are great for safety, performance & security. I’ve only had one vehicle that just won’t quit lose an OEM rubber hose. The hose burst after 30 years normal use. It was a 91 Toyota Celica coupe.

The rear circuit stopped the car and the warning light came on. In a full size SUV like ours, there’s no excuse not to switch to SS lines. Too much mass, speed, precious cargo and others you can take out along with your occupants if you lose a hose in these 3.7T+ trucks.

swathdiver · Jul 26, 2024

Charlie207 said:
Any opinions on these SS lines from StopTech?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0031HSCOU/?coliid=IF23RZHI35LSM&colid=1Q57SEEA9S0XO&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_gv_dp_ii

We've bought some for the white pickup but haven't begun putting it back together yet. Reviews are good.

dictum · Jul 27, 2024

j91z28d1 said:
the hoses are cheap. what happens is the internal layer fails and works as a one way check valve, so it's takes a lot of pressure to open up and get pressure to the caliper, why it pulls to the other side at first hit and then when your release the pedal, it stops the fluid from flowing back and wears out the pads.

I had then happen forever ago and chased brake problems with that car for a year. finally an old guy at the races convinced me to change hoses, which were like 7$ each at the time but still more money than I wanted to spend haha. but it worked. if you're going to buy calipers, toss on new brakes hoses while you're there. they are a rubber wear item and you'll save enough in the cost of brake fluid to pay for the
hoses doing it once and done than twice if calipers don't fix it.

Is it hard to change the hoses, how do they mount onto the metal brake line? I haven't noticed when I did the calipers.

Hard pull to the left when braking - means what?

dictum

Full Access Member

tom3

Full Access Member

j91z28d1

Full Access Member

dictum

Full Access Member

j91z28d1

Full Access Member

swathdiver

Full Access Member

Charlie207

Full Access Member

petethepug

Michael

swathdiver

Full Access Member

dictum

Full Access Member

Similar threads

Forum statistics

Latest posts