I'm lost.
I've replaced both calipers, front pads, both rotors, and bled all 4 corners. Rear brakes are fine by visual inspection, as well as able to stop my car straight when using the parking brake. A visual inspection of the lines i see no problems. New tires and airpressure is the same in all 4. Alignment was done with the new tires. It was doing this before the new tires as well.
Problem is when i press the brake my car pulls to the right if i keep my steering wheel straight. If i don't hold my steering wheel while stopping it will turn to the left slightly allowing my car to pull less to the right comparativly. The car will go straight if i am not touching the brakes.
I don't know what the problem is and i am tired of throwing money at parts i hear from the guy/gal at autozone. I've searched here and found similar problems, but none exactly and none of the given solutions have worked.
This is something i'm concerned about safety wise, especially with winter and snow quickly approaching.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
Check the lines at the master cylinder?
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Did you replace the flexible line from the steel line to the caliper?
The reason I ask is most people dont flush brake fluid every two years. I have seen a flexible hose clog up on one side and casue the car to pull.
By the way if it pulls to the right, that means your right is fine but the left isnt.
Since you have replaced the caliper already, I would recommend a flexible line replacement for the left front.
Normally though if I replace one hose, I do both. They have been on there for a long time, who knows when they might brake, or the other one clog up.
They dont cost much, around $20 tops by the way.
- 2004 Cavalier - 124k, owned since new
How are the slider pins on the calipers? I had new calipers, but one of the pins was seized and it exhibited the same symptoms you're describing. I took out and cleaned all the sliders and lubed them up nice.... it was no longer an issue.
Team Vision Racing (aka hypsy) wrote:Check the lines at the master cylinder?
Check'd and bled.
Rob S wrote:Did you replace the flexible line from the steel line to the caliper?
The reason I ask is most people dont flush brake fluid every two years. I have seen a flexible hose clog up on one side and casue the car to pull.
By the way if it pulls to the right, that means your right is fine but the left isnt.
Since you have replaced the caliper already, I would recommend a flexible line replacement for the left front.
Normally though if I replace one hose, I do both. They have been on there for a long time, who knows when they might brake, or the other one clog up.
They dont cost much, around $20 tops by the way.
I have run out of pad on the right side before the left. If i jack the car up and have someone hit the brakes i still can't turn the tires. I guess this means if it's the lines it's not a total blockage?
Any idea how i'd go about changing the lines without having to bleed the whole system or lose/use alot of brake fluid? I might have to try this next since it seems like i've tried most else at least once.
John Lenko wrote:How are the slider pins on the calipers? I had new calipers, but one of the pins was seized and it exhibited the same symptoms you're describing. I took out and cleaned all the sliders and lubed them up nice.... it was no longer an issue.
It's a possibility. How easy are they supposed to move? And are you talking slide between the bolts and the metal sliders, or the metal sliders and that rubber they are in? A picture would work best as i'm a visual learner, i just want to make sure i'm greasing up the correct part. I'm guessing the part that screws in?
To replace the flexible hoses, you have to remove the wheel, best to unbolt the caliper. What I normally do to be on the safe side, is heat up the flexible hose where it meets the metal line then it pops off. The reason I say this for, if when removing one of those lines, you snap a metal line it goes from the master cylinder and will make a very long day for you. Be VERY careful not to snap a metal line.
Also they unbolt from the caliper, normally not to bad on that end though to get off.
Yes, you will have bleed the brakes all over again, once the system is opened a bleeding process must be done.
As far as the slide pins, he is talking about the two bolts holding the caliper on. The ones you lube with caliper slide pin grease.
- 2004 Cavalier - 124k, owned since new
