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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 06:49 PM
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Brakes pulling to left?

Blew the right front brake line...crimped it off to get it to the shop. The line that blew was one of the three lines that run from Anti-lock Module under the hood to the Block by the left front wheel. Changed all three lines while repairing. Bled brakes and drove truck. while braking truck pulls to the left. Re-bled several times...since then have replaced calipers,pads,rubber lines,rotors,wheel cyl,shoes and drums....Truck still pulls? The three line that were replaced were made up and are not the same length...the originals are all the same length...Dealer claims this is "probably" the cause of my brake pull?....can anyone tell me if they have had a similar problem or if they think this is the prob?
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 11:34 PM
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a fluid cannot be compressed, so length of line will have no bearing on your brakes, any dealer that claims this has no idea what he is talking about and is blowing smoke up your tailpipe.

now if there is air trapped somewhere in the system you may have a pull, as air can be compressed.

did you change both calipers?

if the rear brakes are not adjusted properly it can pull, I'd adjust each wheel until it locks up, then back off till you have a slight drag.
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 05:44 PM
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Sounds like air in the right front caliper to me.....

I'd start there.
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 06:29 PM
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There is a special procedure for bleeding the anti lock controller.
The procedure is explained at the dodgeram.org website but the website is down for the time being.
Google will probably find you something.
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