Truck pulling right, even after alignment
#22
Senior Member
Decent weather today so I took the opportunity to jack up the front end and have a look. Both wheels seemed tight with no slop in the steering so that was a plus. The driver's side tire spun freely, no resistance at all. The passenger side, on the other hand, required a little effort and I could hear the brakes dragging. From the looks of it, the caliper is shot. Going to pick one up later today and replace on Friday. Will swap the front / rear tires at that time as well since the front passenger side is a tad more worn than the drivers. Hoping this will fix the problem, will report back. Thanks again for the suggestions!
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lowercasee (12-21-2017)
#23
I had a caliper dragging pretty bad. Replaced the caliper with a new rebuilt one. Worked great for a few days then started dragging again. Replaced the rubber brake hose that looked good with a new one. Did this 4 years ago and still working perfect. Just something to think about
#24
OK, got both calipers replaced today. Wanted to do the lines too but where the hose connects to the metal line, it was just too rusted for me to comfortably do so I left them alone. The pulling is definitely less but still there a bit. That could be because I didn't have time to swap the front / rear tires. Going to do that soon hopefully. As for the lines, I will probably just take it to a shop to have that done as I don't want to risk busting the metal lines to the master cylinder.
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#25
Martin
The alignment needs to include the reading for the caster. You most likely have a variance of 2 to 3 degrees sided to side on the caster reading. Exaggerating a bit but if one wheel is perfectly vertical and the other side is pushed forward by 3 degrees. In this case the truck will pull bad in one direction even though the camber and toe are set to spec.
The alignment bushings are designed so moving the bushing 180 degrees gives the same camber reading and a completely different caster reading. The caster has to be in spec from side to side to track straight.
The caster reading must be used to obtain a proper alignment.
The alignment bushings are designed so moving the bushing 180 degrees gives the same camber reading and a completely different caster reading. The caster has to be in spec from side to side to track straight.
The caster reading must be used to obtain a proper alignment.
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lowercasee (12-26-2017)
#26
Thank you for the heads up. Going to get my brake hoses changed out and then rotate the rear tires to the front. Then, I will get a full re-alignment done and get the camber bushings changed out too. Hopefully, after all of that, I think she will track straight.
#28
Senior Member
If the alignment shop is going to charge you full price for the do over I would go elsewhere. Even though the problem is/was not their alignment fault they should have test drove it and told you about the pulling. Jim