[FC] Pulling to the left when braking 2

[Dale Dewald]

Hello Jim,

Check through the service records I gave you with the van.  I do not 
remember the dates for sure, but both the front and rear brakes were 
serviced (new shoes, new/rebuilt wheel cylinders, spring kits, not sure on 
hoses) and the dual master cylinder were installed sometime between 2000 
and 2003.  The system was also flushed and filled with silicone fluid.  I 
think it is time to pull the front drums and check inside. Check for wear 
on the front shoes and presence of any fluid.  I do not remember if the 
self adjusting hardware was still in place on your van, but it would not 
hurt to manually re-adjust the brakes if you cannot find anything else that 
is obviously wrong..

A worn rear brake shoe on one side can very often be caused by a sticking 
parking brake cable (the short one between the wheel and the main 
cable).  Check them out for proper operation.

Dale Dewald
Hancock, MI

At 13:16 9/30/07 -0700, Jim Forgey wrote:
>Hey JR,
>
>Well, I know that it's pulling like hell to the left
>when I hit the brakes, not sure if anything is locking
>up.
>
>Hoses looked ok but maybe one does have a blockage.
>
>Jim
>--- J R Read_HML <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > It could be a tired hose (with some internal
> > blockage) on the RF - greater
> > pressure going to the LF.  In a "panic" stop, are
> > you getting one wheel
> > which locks up?  Which one?
> > Later, JR
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jim Forgey" <jforgey4 at yahoo.com>
> > To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 2:25 PM
> > Subject: [FC] Pulling to the left when braking 2
> >
> >
> > > Hey Guys,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the advice so far, here is an update.
> > >
> > > I put both sides of the Van up and checked just to
> > see
> > > if the brakes were working. All four seemed to be
> > > fine, except the rear left seemed to be dragging a
> > > little. Took the drum off of that side and found
> > that
> > > the shoes were very worn, would this cause the van
> > to
> > > pull when braking? It's really pulling hard to the
> > > left.
> > >
> > > I am going to replace the shoes in the back, but
> > my
> > > concern is that it could be something more
> > serious?
> > > Any thoughts?
> > >
> > > I want to find a cure ASAP.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Jim Forgey
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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