On my '93 when I hit the brakes it pulls to the right. Does anyone know of any easy fixes for this? I am going to try bleeding first and go from there.

 

Hmm mine started doing this today as well. My first thought is to check the rear adjusters. I don't think bleeding will help unless you have recently worked on the system and cracked a line open.

 

Caliper issues, or possibly loose wheel bearings, check front end parts for worn out items. could be pulling out of align when hitting the brakes. Just my 2 cents.

 

9 times out of 10, pulling on our trucks will be due to back brakes being out of adjustment. The other 10% will be due to sticking calipers. I automatically make it a monthly routine to adjust my rears by hand as the automatic adjusters are junk.

Carl

 

carl20320;
Do you run the adj. up a couple clicks and call it good when you start feeling resitance? or do you jack it up & roll them through as you adj.. Just curious? I know it killed the cat but what the heck. "nine lives"
ramguy

 

I jack mine up to compare rolling resistance when I do mine, usually every oil change if not more often.

Check your tie rods and stuff as well, sometimes under breaking if you have a bad susp. component you can change the front end alignment severely enough to cause a terrible pull. Just got done figuring out the lower control arm bushing was just in my coronet, but was seen as a terrible pull when you hit the brakes.

 

I would have to say I'm siding with the sticky calipers guys on this one.

 

If it was a sitcky caliper wouldnt it pull all of the time, not just when you hit the brakes?

 

ramguy,

When mine does this it's because of the rear drums not self adjusting properly. Jack the rear off of the ground, turn each adjuster manually while spinning the wheel, then quit when you hear the shoe just start to drag on the drum high spots. Test drive it. Apply brakes while driving forward and backward. You may find your pedal is now much higher and firmer than before.

Note: There should be slack in the parking brake cable when the adjusters are being adjusted. After adjustment is finished, reconnect the parking brake cable and adjust the slack in it if needed.

 

Exactly!

 

'Usually' pulling when breaking indicates one caliper is working better than the other...if it pulls right...the left one isn't working as well...this could be due to seized/sticking caliper piston not allowing full travel in its bore...or rare, but possible...a deteriorated flex hose reducing flow/psi to that caliper.

 

Well try adjusting the brakes first, cause thats the cheapest. But if that doesn't fix the problem, It may be wheel bearings. Happened to me twice, pulled to the right and had a bearing out, then about a year later same thing only pulling to the left. Bearing again. Hope its just a brake thing.

 

Yes..do everything that doesn't cost money first......and...you would have adjusted brakes and wheel bearings!
My suggestion is based on pulling on braking only..if it pulls or wanders while cruising down the road..you have other problems.

 

The calipers sticking may or may not cause it to pull all of the time. If it is sticky, it is right there ready to grab when you do hit the breaks though. You can easily check by raising the tire and giving it a spin.

If it is sticky/hard to turn, then you can take it off and see if you can free up a little by lubing the sliders, cleaning out the road gunk etc. Sometimes it works sometimes it's a new caliper.

It could also be the back like the other guys are suggesting. I hope you find it whatever it is. Good luck!

 

Thanks for the responses. I will be doing some checking.