Pulls to the left (My military left)

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Pulls to the left (My military left)

Post by Sylvester » Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:29 pm

On my 1971 Bus, why would the Bus pull left when I first apply the brakes say in a hurry, but not so much when I ease them to a stop?
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Re: Pulls to the left (My military left)

Post by RSorak 71Westy » Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:17 pm

Because the brakes are not working equally. Either a clogged old brake hose (They swell internally with age, if a brake wont bleed this is most likely why.)or a frozen or sticky piston in one of the calipers. Jack up the front and have someone work the pedal while you spin wheels and see if you detect which one is not up to snuff.
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Post by vdubyah73 » Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:53 am

could also be air in the opposite side. could be contaminated shoes/pads. does the pull take the wheel or does it just kinda change lanes? if it yanks on the steering wheel it's front, if it just wants to change lanes it's rear.
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Re: Pulls to the left (My military left)

Post by Sylvester » Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:09 am

vdubyah73 wrote:could also be air in the opposite side. could be contaminated shoes/pads. does the pull take the wheel or does it just kinda change lanes? if it yanks on the steering wheel it's front, if it just wants to change lanes it's rear.
It yanks so it is the front. I replaced the pads up front two years ago. So I could try draining the lines while filling with new fluid to see if that works?
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Re: Pulls to the left (My military left)

Post by Gypsie » Mon Dec 19, 2011 1:19 pm

Might be a good time to bleed the entire system in the proper order to:

1. refresh fluid
2. eliminate air bubbles

Needs to be done in the proper order to assure proper purging.

also check condition of the front cyl boots. water in there coould be giving you some rusty crustys that interfere with movement.
So it all started when I wanted to get better gas mileage....

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Post by vdubyah73 » Mon Dec 19, 2011 1:57 pm

bleeding the entire system till you get clear fluid first isn't a bad idea. i've seen black fluid!
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Re: Pulls to the left (My military left)

Post by Amskeptic » Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:01 am

Sylvester wrote:
vdubyah73 wrote:could also be air in the opposite side. could be contaminated shoes/pads. does the pull take the wheel or does it just kinda change lanes? if it yanks on the steering wheel it's front, if it just wants to change lanes it's rear.
It yanks so it is the front. I replaced the pads up front two years ago. So I could try draining the lines while filling with new fluid to see if that works?
Start simple!

Pull wheels. Inspect pads for even thicknesses. Any pad that is skinnier than the others belongs to a sticking caliper piston. Most usually, the symptom is that the car will *pull towards the other side*.
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