new brakes and still same problem anyone please help me! :(

[tom28]

hi all,

 

just changed me brakes, new calipers, new discs, new pads, and new wheel bearings, bleeded the brakes and took it for a spin put me foot on brake n it seems i have to put me foot more than halfway to get her to brake and WORST of all it pulls to the right

 

does anyone have any ideas why its doing this? feels like 200 just gone down drain

[john_3.0s]

have you looked at the rears? a pull under braking could also be caused by suspension set-up / worn bushes etc

[KJ 1320]

Did you replace the front brake hoses m8?

that's probably the reason for the pulling

if not change them for aeroquip ones you will get a better pedal as well

[greaser]

Check for air on the front brakes and if no air in the calipers then i would change the hoses or try bkeeding the master mate

[tom28]

thanks for reply, theres no air in the brakes,

 

ill get the hoses tomorrow and see how that goes, ill post as soon as i know, might as well order the bushes while im there

 

spending fortune lately, wanna get me 1700xflow in this weekend but must sort this out first, thanks for the help everyone

[tom28]

any good?

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Escort-Mk2-front- ... 4a9e696b8b

[Andrade]

Me and my dad usually buy them from this guy:

 

http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Flo-flex- ... QQ_armrsZ1

[joe1600]

Had the same problem when i put new struts on my car.

I bought a complet set of front struts with new calipers etc...

Found the problem was that who ever had put the struts together had put the calipers on the wrong sides which caused uneven braking. make sure the bleed nipples are at the bottom of the caliper.

[Andrade]

make sure the bleed nipples are at the bottom of the caliper.

 

i always tought those should be at the top to let the air out? :S

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

as said probally the hoses they can cause alot of pfoblems as they collapse inside

[joe1600]

ooops sorry your rite it is the bottom

[Retromotorsport]

ooops sorry your rite it is the bottom

 

Top .. Top .. Top ..

 

[Andrade]

[V8ian]

TCA or ARB bushes wll make it pull, so will Ball Joint wear

[tom28]

new pipes, still same problem, bushes are on the way in the post, process of elimnation and elimnation on money all the bloody time

[john_3.0s]

have you looked at the rears? a pull under braking could also be caused by suspension set-up / worn bushes etc

 

dont forget the rears! they do a bit of work under hard braking and if you have a load of slack or a knackered cylinder you will get a pull one way or another.

[flyingbanana]

have you put in the metal sleeves that sit between the caliper piston and brake pads......if they are missing it can cause brake pulling

[tom28]

ye mate, sleeves are in still no joy, just waiting on bushes and see what happens

[rich_mkii_rs2000]

No-one has mentioned master cylinder yet.

 

My capri one went and it started pulling to one side and it didnt start to brake till a fair bit of pressing.

[Capri18]

Are the front dampers in good nick? Sometime a shagged damper can cause the car to dive about under braking

[tom28]

not long changed dampers mate, it was pulling even with the old dampers on.

 

thanks