Michael et al:
What does a seized piston do? (About 8-10 if he gets caught. Ba-doom.) I
suppose you get an assistant and watch the caliper action?
Could a warped rotor produce these symptoms, and if so, does one determine
"warpedness" with a caliper (or by its actions in the bedroom)?
"Hey, I'm here all week ..."
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> Martin Secrest wrote:
> >
> > ...but the car is pulling to the left noticeably when I hit the brakes.
It
> > feels to me like a caliper or rotor problem on the left front, but I'd
like to
> > hear some possible first suspicions from the Triumph Collective ...
>
> Martin, much of good braking performance is keeping things in balance,
> so it's just as possible that the left-hand brake is working fine, and
> the right-hand _isn't_ working. Same effect. I'd look for seized pistons
> in the right-hand caliper as well as looking for rotor roughness in the
> front left-hand.
>
> Keep in mind that if it feels like a steady drift to the left, it can
> also occur with out-of-balance rear brakes. If this is related to rear
> adjustment, you can check that by using the handbrake to see if you get
> the same sort of drift to the left.
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