[FC] pulling to the left when braking 3....

[Ron]

You don't mention the brake shoes, have you tried swapping them left to 
right to see what happens?  Most often it's the shoes.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Forgey" <jforgey4 at yahoo.com>
To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 8:15 AM
Subject: [FC] pulling to the left when braking 3....


> Hi Guys,
>
> My Greenbrier is pulling to the left again - just a
> brief history - started in the fall of 2007 - since
> then have replaced brake lines - hoses  - all new
> wheel cylinders - new self adjusting star wheels in
> back - repaired self adjusting mechanism on rear
> right, basically all new brake stuff. This last time I
> had lots of help and after doing the back brakes it
> was still pulling - we adjusted the front - still
> pulling- finally switched the two front brake drums -
> this worked for a couple of weeks - but now the
> pulling is back. Oh, also the e brake seemed to be
> fine when we took all the back brake stuff off.
>
> With each repair the problem would disappear briefly
> but then comes back - some have suspected suspension
> bushings - however - these were all replaced on the
> Van in 2003 - and there is no visible problem with
> these.
>
> Could it be front wheel bearings? I am at a loss and
> getting pretty frustrated !!???
>
> Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
>
> Jim Forgey
>
>
>
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