Hey, my car started darting to the right upon braking today. I work at a local garage, so i pulled it in there and it looked like the pass./right caliper had frozen up. So, being the car was in dire need of brakes, I replaced the calipers, rotors and pads on the front brakes. Keep in mind my rear brakes (drums) are shot to the best of my knowledge. So i take it out after I'm done and I get the same pulling to the right....my friend then says its the right brake hose that collapsed (i think the overheating is due to all the stopping power being on one wheel). But after replacing the right hose, it was still pulling and heating up. Should I replace the left hose, or does this have something to do with the rear brakes being shot? I've heard a lot about these slide pins getting stuck....but the calipers came with new hardware and they seemed to be able to move freely. Any help would be greatly appreciated....thanks...
~tom

 

If it's pulling right, that means the right side is working. I'd say replace the left hose also and it should allow balancesd flow.
Unless you have the same problem I do, I replaced pads, hoses, calipers and still the brakes pull to the right.

 

I ended up replacing the left hose the next day at work, the car still pulls a slight bit to the right, but not to the point of overheating the pads again. I think this may just be because the right has worn in and went through its heat cycles at a different rate than the left. I also did the rear brakes to take some more stress off the fronts. I'm going to try to bleed the left side again this weekend at some point. Thanks for the help...

 

So, what happened in the end? Did you car turn out OK or was it something beyond the left front not being worn in. I have been having the same problem that you describe, the car keeps pulling to the right and you can hear the left front binding up when you get out of the car.
I refurbished the front brakes (new pads) but it still pull to the right. Could it be time to replace the brake lines? If so, how much, even the steel>

Thanks,
Tom

 

Good rule of thumb, always replace hoses in pairs. If one is old enough the have problems from normal wear, you can bet the other is not far behind. When I got my TA, it was pulling to the right due to a collasped left hose. By daughter's car recently had the same problem. BTW, I use the same rule for calipers and pads as well.
Besides, the lines are relatively inexpensive, and you have to bleed the brakes on that end of the car anyways, wether you replace one or both. And I don't know about you all, but I hate doing the same job twice because I tried to take a shortcut the first time through.

 

sguy30

If you're going to replace the flex lines you may as well spend a little more and upgrade to the Earls braided lines. I got mine from Summit for about $71 which includes 2 front & 1 rear for disk/drum ($78 with handling).