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Re: BRAKEing causes horrendous pull
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Posted by Ari [Email] (#2847) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Ari) on Mon, 16 Jun 2003 07:49:51 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: BRAKEing causes horrendous pull, Henry, Sun, 15 Jun 2003 18:51:40
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Try this - drive along in a lower gear, higher RPM, then quickly take your foot off the gas - does the car pull?

Here's a few ideas -
First, it's possible that left caliper isn't working. With the car up, did you also check that applying the brakes kept the front wheels from turning (left especially)? A stuck caliper could be the cause. The other possibility is that you've got air in the line to the left caliper - the caliper could squeeze enough that you couldn't turn the tire by hand, but it would make for lousy stopping on that side. Consider bleeding the brakes, especially if you haven't done so in a couple of years (you do change the brake fluid every two years, right?).

Second - if backing off the gas at high RPM/low gear causes a pull - possibly ball joints, but very probably suspension bushings. The front wheels have lower A-arms that secure with bushings at the front and rear. The fronts are pretty robust, but the rears tend to go. If a rear front A-arm bushing fails, the back of the A-arm can move. This can 'steer' the car as you shift from the wheels pulling forward to braking. By backing off the gas suddenly at high rpm/low gear, you get a lot of engine braking - a way to brake the wheels without using the calipers.

Get down under the car and visually check the rubber part where the rear of the A-arm goes into the chassis. Stick a big screwdriver in between the body and the A-arm and see what kind of movement you get (should be very little).

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