> car pulls hard left. I have had it back to the shop 4 times. New pads, > new caliphers, new rotors, new seals, repack bearings, new wheel seals, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > light, stop sign, etc., it then pulls severely. Anybody have any > suggestions? Thank you. Sounds like one of the front brake calipers is hanging up. After you drive a few miles carefully check the temperature of the wheels on both sides of the car (don't burn your hand). Chances are one side will be much hotter than the other. The car will pull in the oppsite direction (away from the hot rotor). A few possibilities of why this happens - bad brake line (acts like a one way valve and keep slight pressure on the pads), caliper not properly sliding on the slider pins (needs lubrication), trash in the caliper blocking proper fluid flow (you can force fluid in, but it doesn't bleed back properly); piston hanging in the caliper. When a caliper hangs, the brakes on that side are always on slightly. It might not be enough to notice at first. However, after a few miles, that brakes get really hot, and the braking effectiveness is decreased on that side. So when you apply the brakes to stop, the cooler brake on the opposite side works much better and the car pulls to the side of the cooler brake. When you first start out, but brakes work properly, it is only after a few miles that the pull starts.
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