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BJ8 pulls right on hard braking?

DGHall915

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New master cylinder, new brake booster, new left caliper. All hoses replaced 5 yrs ago. Brakes bled, no leaks or fluid on rotors are clean. Pulls hard right on heavy braking and locks up right wheel, tire skid before left wheel. Left side is braking - stops wheel from turning whilst jacked so appearently is braking. Not sure why right side is over braking or braking more as to compared to left side. Any ideas?
 
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Old pads still on right?

If so, add new pads on right. If ceramic pads, follow break-in procedure.

Good practice is to overhaul both sides so they function the same.


Both left and right side have the old pads. Still plenty of wear left. I didn't notice any issues with them, such as fluid or saturation on them. I replaced the left caliper due to a seeping type leak. I was thinking of swapping the pads side to side to see if the problems moves to the other side? of course I could always just put on new pads both sides?
 
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UPDATE: I moved the pads from side to side, (left on the right and right on the left), the problem moved to the other side and now the left side locks up and skids the left tire. SOOOO, I'm guessing that one set of pads are saturated. New pads are on order!

Thanks for for the help. I'll report back when the new pads are installed.
 
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