Pulls hard right when braking

[Bunyan]

Hi,

My '88 110 Station wagon pulls hard right when braking. It tracks dead on when driving but pulls hard right when I hit the breaks.
Is this a "simple" caliper adjustment? Right caliper possibly clamping down harder then the left?
I have disk breaks all around (replaced rear drums).

Thanks for any insight.

 

[brdhmltn]

Hi,

My '88 110 Station wagon pulls hard right when braking. It tracks dead on when driving but pulls hard right when I hit the breaks.
Is this a "simple" caliper adjustment? Right caliper possibly clamping down harder then the left?
I have disk breaks all around (replaced rear drums).

Thanks for any insight.

Do all the basics. New pads, bleed the brakes, check all the lines for rust or cracks or leaks, check fluid levels. Check the wear level of the brake disc itself.

I recently refurbed the brake system on my truck. Was slightly pulling left myself. Both front discs were below minimum tolerance and the pistons in the calipers were significantly rusted. Wound up replacing everything and converting the rear axle to discs as well (using stock parts).

 

[Napalm00]

As stated above a change/check Is in order. Three is no adjustment of the calipers... They either work or don't.

If you have stock calipers and the pistons are in good shape they can be rebuilt with new seals for less than Reman calipers. If you need pistons, you might as well just get remans as they are cheaper overall.

 

[rocky]

Your 88 110 presumably still has rear drum brakes? That's where I would start.

Check adjustment first. If no change, pull the left side wheel and drum. Worn pads to leaky cylinders is what you are looking for. Hopefully its not diff oil on the pads.

 

[javelinadave]

I had this issue and it was a stuck brake piston. I rebuilt all four calipers and it now brakes straight ahead.

 

[El Pinchi]

Your 88 110 presumably still has rear drum brakes? That's where I would start.

Check adjustment first. If no change, pull the left side wheel and drum. Worn pads to leaky cylinders is what you are looking for. Hopefully its not diff oil on the pads.

What Rocky said if you have drums on rear. Pulling when braking on my NAS is usually the drums needing adjusting.

 

[Bunyan]

What Rocky said if you have drums on rear. Pulling when braking on my NAS is usually the drums needing adjusting.

I replaced the drums for disk brakes on my refurb.
I'll check the other items mentioned above. Hopefully it's a stuck brake piston. I imagine it would be the front right since it dips and pulls that hard when breaking.

 

[1of40]

Suspension bushings in excellent shape? 20x year old bushings can lead to a handling nightmare. I was at ROTR last weekend and coming home I was hauling 80-85mph. If I let off the accelerator quickly the truck rocked and swerved. I've prob got some worn front arm bushings to get to. It's always something.

 

[RDavisinVA]

Pulling hard right would indicate a problem with the left front brake caliper, would be my guess.

 

[Red90]

Either a leaking hub seal getting oil on the brake or stuck pistons on the caliper.