Re: Truck brake question
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10/22/21 09:21 AM
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I have always done my own brakes but am not a mechanic, possible a caliper is sticky, have to clean and grease it?
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Re: Truck brake question
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10/22/21 09:22 AM
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Almost sounds like a classic bad brake hose. I fix a lot of older chevy trucks with a similar issue. The brake hoses collapse internally and allow pressure to get to one caliper more than the other, slowing one wheel faster than the other causes the vehicle to pull to one side.
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Re: Truck brake question
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10/22/21 09:33 AM
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Ed I have the same year truck. I have just had front end work done . I had dodge death wobble, happen , Mentioned it , got a lot of good reply's. I replaced front shocks , stabalizer bar. Had them go over it good. . I intend to give it a good drive today, Feel much tighter, on the steering. 14 years old , probably getting a bit worn. , Mine is low milage as well, great truck, for my needs. old243
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Re: Truck brake question
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10/22/21 11:46 AM
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Caliper slides and pad shims need to be properly lubricated, all the rust where the pads go in the bracket needs to be cleaned off so the pads can slide freely. Press the caliper pistons in to make sure they move okay, compare to the other side if necessary. If all that checks out, replace the brake hose. Beyond all that, if it still does it, check the suspension. It would be something that flexes/moves under a hard load, a simple shake down may not reveal it. Something like a bushing, possibly a shock, etc. If all that checks out time for an alignment.
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Re: Truck brake question
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10/22/21 12:42 PM
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Rear brakes can make them pull also. Or I should say, make some think its the front making it pull.
Last edited by hippie; 10/22/21 12:43 PM.
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Re: Truck brake question
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Almost sounds like a classic bad brake hose. I fix a lot of older chevy trucks with a similar issue. The brake hoses collapse internally and allow pressure to get to one caliper more than the other, slowing one wheel faster than the other causes the vehicle to pull to one side. X2 have had it happen a couple vehicles in the last few years... cheap easy fix to see if it remedies the problem .
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