help! front brakes pulling left
#1
help! front brakes pulling left
I have a 69 442 and when I apply my brakes they pull to the left. Running 50-60 I'd be in real trouble in a panic stop. Can anyone determine this cause? Thanks Eddie
#2
Had a skylark did the same thing only to the right. Opened the drums up and drivers side was completely inoperative. do you have disks or drums, and have you checked hydrolics for clogging or inoperative caliper, or brake cylinder. Rust can jam things up pretty tight
#3
If you find nothing obvious (like stuck rusty parts, brake fluid leaks on the linings, etc) and after disassembling, cleaning, lubing and reassembling, the brake hoses might be deteriorating from the inside and are acting like one-way check valves... My old Ford did that after 25 years...
#4
If you have disc brakes up front make sure the pads have not become contaminated with grease or brake fluid. I have seen grease seals go bad and it will start coming out and cause this to happen.
#8
I just replaced my front brakes on my '72 and now have the same problem - pulling left. I replaced pads and rotors. It does not do it every time I hit the brakes, but when it does it pulls pretty hard. I lubed the ball joints when I had everything apart. I am curious on the note above how the ball joint caused your problem. Also curious if anyone has an idea on a disc car what would cause this intermitantly.
#11
Did you inspect the old part? Is your "pulling" issue cured?
Norm
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