Bad Caliper?

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ussnewco

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So my wife tells me the cars pulls hard left when she brakes so I immediately think bad right caliber, but when I drive the car the next day it works fine for me and I think the car just doesn't like her. But feeling certain I don't have a Christine on my hands I still want to make sure it in top working order for my bride. She's not a motor head but not an airhead either and knows cars. So here's the twist after several short test drives where the brakes work perfectly, I'm running an errand that takes a little longer and sure enough pulling to the left but not until late in the run. I've recently replaced the front control arms and ball joints. Rear caliper have also been replace 9-12 months ago and the car has 148k miles. I saw the other post but my car does pull all the time and I can't afford to replace parts that don't need to be replaced.
What do you guys think?
 
Check the rubber brake lines...if one is 'mushy', it may be collapsing and constricting the flow to the caliper.....age/time does that.
 
It tracks fine even when I brake early on but after driving 20-30 it will pull left when braking. The rotors were replaced a few years ago and shimmy or shaking when I brake, I'll have to look at the brake lines, the flex lines took some stress when I replace the control arms. I was ready to replace the calipers Monday but I didn't have anyone to help bleed the brakes and it was rainy so I took it as a sign to wait :) .
 
All the auto stores have kits that doesn't require a second person and saves you from any mistakes of getting air into the system at all!
 
I bought one of these the other day.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92924

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Yep, I wondered about that. I can't get anything done without my compressor.:)

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Hour meter installed too.

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I also have a older 60gal compressor sitting outside under a lean to. It has been disabled, but the tank is plumbed into my system. move to ball valves and I have 140gal capacity. The 80gal is a 2 stage 5hp.
 
SpeedBleeders make bleeding brakes an easy one man job. They're available at most parts stores.
 
I used a vacuum pump system to bleed my brakes last time and found that speed bleeders are just so much easier, especially when you are flushing the system.
 
Well I replaced the calipers, 4 hours for the right side and 45 min for the left, but the pulling continues. Could it be the bearings? the wife say it feels lose
 
Does it feel loose like the rear is 'squiggley'?

That's a classic symptom of a rear bearing going bad.
 
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