Jim,
Since you've replaced almost everything relating to your brakes, I'm betting
than your caster is not equal on left and right. Car will pull to the side
with the least caster. Does it pull slightly to the right at high speed on
flat road with no crosswind? A small pull without the brakes turns into a
hard pull with braking. A 1/32" shim can make the difference; just try
inc;reasing the caster on the right or decreasing on the left (I assume one
or the other is set a max caster). Hope this helps.
Bob
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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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