Pops has become a dirty old man, and is pulling to the right (under brakes)
I havent taken the brake drums off the front yet. Could it be a stuffed wheel cylinder, or as simple as adjustment? (one side adjusted too tight?)
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| Author: | J_A_M [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 9:20 am ] |
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Pops has become a dirty old man, and is pulling to the right (under brakes)
I havent taken the brake drums off the front yet. Could it be a stuffed wheel cylinder, or as simple as adjustment? (one side adjusted too tight?) |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 9:23 am ] |
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Could be adjustment, more likely a hose is closing up, or you have a fluid leak one side. |
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| Author: | J_A_M [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 9:40 am ] |
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Fluid level hasn't dropped since day 1. Hoses do look a little 'original' though
The pink slippers said spinning the drivers side wheel was a little tight, and passenger side was very free.....thats why I thought adjustment. |
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| Author: | sg [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 9:57 am ] |
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I would lean towards adjustment Anton...... in my newbie type thinking pattern  , especially if the hoses still look ok......
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| Author: | danidad [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:01 am ] |
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if one was dragging a bit, and its an adjustment issue then it should in theory get better as the brake lining wears down under the excess wear of being to tight.. it might get a bit hot in the process.. is the other one adjusted way to loose?? |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:02 am ] |
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Can't judge the hoses by looking. Our Clubbie had a lazy LH one- would pull to the right then stop straight. Take the drums & shoes off, then see if you can spin the pistons in the cylinders. If not it's new cylinder time.. |
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| Author: | J_A_M [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:05 am ] |
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drmini in aust wrote: then see if you can spin the pistons in the cylinders. If not it's new cylinder time..
ooohhh...thats a good little tip. If they don't spin, are they seized? |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:07 am ] |
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Check. 
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| Author: | nermil [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:17 am ] |
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my car pulls under heavy braking, but it's because the caster/castor is out of alignment. could also be that perhaps? |
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| Author: | J_A_M [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:28 am ] |
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noooo....I don't want more things to check.....
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| Author: | poeee [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:41 am ] |
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Get discs
Replace the hoses, they are more than likely the ones from new! I had to replace the front hoses on my van for it to get RWC, they were fully operational, didn't leak, but looked a little dodgy. |
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| Author: | EST-071 [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 1:42 pm ] |
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Mini used to do this but on the back left, worked it out to be the flexi hose was closing in on it's self. Would let fluid in to wheel cylinder but the would let it out very slowly, therefor when you put the foot on the brake again it was already half on and would lock. It was good fun on dirt
Pete |
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| Author: | 68matic [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 2:01 pm ] |
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poeee wrote: Get discs
yeh i've got $2K and a man hunt ready to go (= i think drums are perfectly fine, nothing wrong with them at all |
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| Author: | J_A_M [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 2:06 pm ] |
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pops pulls up really well with drums...... it's an urban myth that drums are cr@p.... |
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| Author: | poeee [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 2:28 pm ] |
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J_A_M wrote: pops pulls up really well with drums...... it's an urban myth that drums are cr@p....
Oh they work... but discs... yumm...
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