Hey Jim---Have you tried pushing more to left side of the brake pedal.....
kind Regards-Chris
On Mon, 25 Aug 1997, Anita Barrett <anitabrt@mindspring.com> wrote:
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>Help!
> My Tiger is pulling to the right when I brake.
>It is worse the harder I brake.
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> A few weeks ago I noted that my Tiger was shimming when I
>hit the brakes. I found that the A arm bushings had been damaged
>by header heat. I replaced all bushings and insulated the headers with
>Thermo-tec. I checked the alignment and it was good. 1/2 degree
>negative camber, 1/8" toe in and 4 1/2 degrees of caster. The Tiger
>pulled to the right when I hit the brakes.
> Replaced the upper and lower ball joints , examined the coil
>springs and rechecked the alignment.
> The Tiger pulled to the right on braking.
> Replaced the rear brake shoes.
>The Tiger pulled to the right on braking.
> Replaced the front tires with new 205-60-13 TAs.
> The Tiger pulled to the right on braking.
> Replaced the disks with good freshly turned disks. Measured the
>thickness and they are equal and nicely done.Checked, cleaned and
>repacked the wheel bearings. Bearings and seals appeared to be good.
>Hubs turned smooth with no end play apparent.
>The Tiger pulled to the right on braking.
> Replaced calipers with used set.
>Used new Flex hoses and checked that they were clear.
>Used slightly worn metallic pads.
> The Tiger pulled to the right on braking.
> Rebuilt the calipers and rechecked the brake hoses.
>The Tiger pulled to the right on braking.
> Swapped the used pads to opposite side.
>The Tiger pulled to the right on braking.
> Swapped the shocks to the opposite side.
>The Tiger pulled to the right on braking.
> Swapped the Tires/wheels to opposite side.
>The Tiger pulled to the right on braking.
> Removed the sway bar.
>The Tiger pulled to the right on braking.
> Replaced the steel brake line going from the X fitting to the left
>side.
>The Tiger pulled to the right on braking.
> Bled the brakes several times.
>The Tiger pulled to the right on braking.
> Rechecked the alignment several times.
>The Tiger pulled to the right on braking.
> Rechecked air in tires several times.
>The Tiger pulled to the right on braking.
> Rechecked the tightness of bolts in A arms,
>lower ball joints and steering arm. New tie rod ends.
>The Tiger pulled to the right on braking.
> No apparent slack in steering rack noted.
> The Tiger sets level.
> Checked the motor mounts. OK.
>The @3$!%^&#@ Tiger pulled to the right on braking.
>Jim Barrett Tiger 351C and others
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