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Will Honea - 18 Jun 2005 06:49 GMT

I've gotten about all I'm going to get out of the dealer on a 95 XE
Nisson 4x4 pickup and I have one problem left to solve that I could
use some suggestions on. On braking, the front end pulls to the right
- try to stop straight ahead hands off and it pulls the sterring wheel
to the right. On a really hard braking test, the right front will
lock up first. The brakes are usable, but I hate having one pull any
at all. Any suggestions on ways to balance the front disc braking?
The dealer replaced the ball joints and tie rods, control arms are
tight so there is no pull until you brake. I'm replacing the pads
(rotors are good). Anybody got any other suggestions for balancing the
front brakes?

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Peter D. Hipson - 18 Jun 2005 13:50 GMT

>tight so there is no pull until you brake. I'm replacing the pads
>(rotors are good). Anybody got any other suggestions for balancing the
>front brakes?

Calipers. Almost always.

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Will Honea - 19 Jun 2005 06:00 GMT

> >tight so there is no pull until you brake. I'm replacing the pads
> >(rotors are good). Anybody got any other suggestions for balancing the
> >front brakes?
>
> Calipers. Almost always.

That was to be step 2. Any suggestions on changing one vs both and
any hose or proportioner issues to look for?

This is my daughter's ride but dear old Dad seems to be the family
mechanic so how about a little explanation of the caliper problem? I'm
not sure I see how it works out - seems like a simple function of
piston size unless the bore is ridged or something.

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Bowgus - 19 Jun 2005 13:15 GMT

Past experience, not necessrily the problem you have ... one "pulls" because
it is working and the other is seized. Lift off the caliper, take a look for
the obvious, push the piston in (maybe a c-clamp will do), put the
equivalent of the rotor in place (e.g. a piece of plywood) and apply the
brakes ... check for life (movement), rust etc etc ... and having done all
that , replace and bleed ... or skip all of the above and replace :-)

> I've gotten about all I'm going to get out of the dealer on a 95 XE
> Nisson 4x4 pickup and I have one problem left to solve that I could
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> Will Honea

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Will Honea - 22 Jun 2005 18:11 GMT

Just a followup. Changed the offending caliper out yesterday and the
worst of the pull was pretty obviously from the caliper. What's left
is about what I would expect from new pads settling into the wear
pattern of the rotor. The shoes were new and the glaze pattern on the
surface told the whole story. The Nissan uses a dual piston caliper
(and is a PITA to work with). One end of the inner pad was shiney and
obviously holding while the other end still hadn't polished after
being installed new - one piston wasn't working. Three or four hard
stops from 70-75 mph and things were pretty even with just a little
pull left. That ought to resolve pretty quick as the pads bed in.

Thanks for the input guys.

> Past experience, not necessrily the problem you have ... one "pulls" because
> it is working and the other is seized. Lift off the caliper, take a look for
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> > Will Honea

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