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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 08:16 PM
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Car: 1988 Trans Am GTA
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car pulls strong to left when braking

well i noticed my car pulls to the right when driving normally and pulls strong to the left when braking. so when i checked things out, as soon as i got the front of the car up in the air, i noticed the drivers side tire spun fairly freely but the passenger side was really tight, i could turn it but not near as easily as the other side. so i took the wheel off and took the pins out of the caliper and cleaned them up, then i took the caliper off and i filed some of the rust off of the places that the caliper rides on (just normal rust, nuthing bad).

then i went to put it back together, i compressed the cylinder in the caliper to make putting it back on easier and i noticed that the brake fluid didnt rise at all in the reservoir. i went ahead and put it back together and its still the same. It seems like the line might be clogged or pinched or something, what do you think?
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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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Re: car pulls strong to left when braking

Internally collasped hose? Common problem.

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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 11:26 PM
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Re: car pulls strong to left when braking

What James said.

Commom, and very simple/cheap to repair.
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