new front brake hoses fitted , But.........

ButterFingers

ButterFingers

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hi there,
I have just replaced the 2 front brake hoses in the hope that it would cure the problem
of the car pulling to the left when braking.
The result, despite there being more air from the new hoses , when blowing through them, was that after bleeding, and taking for a test drive , it still pulls to the left, although not as much as before!
The newly refurbished calipers are working fine, no leaks, and I'm sure now that all 3 pistons are working together.
Maybe I will just have to live with it and be thankful that it was not pulling into the oncoming traffic?

BTW, also after fitting new front shocker rubber bushes it still has that annoying tapping noise that is usually associated with the front rubber bushes and pin in the wrong hole!
Peter
 
What have you used regarding discs and pads? If you have mixed the old pads, or you have a new set fitted, then it may take a while to bed in and contact properly the discs.
Worn ball joints in the steering side rods can also produce a knocking noise on P6s.
 
easy if we have a sticking piston in a caliper? as you have replaced these and new hoses ..we ideally need a brake testing as used for MOT's thus each wheel can be checked . just in case its a rear brake causing this or..worn joint (s) rubbers. if we have say a steering ball joint heavily worn ( giving our tapping?) the effect on steering under braking can be surprisingly high. I am aware of this as many years ago ( not quite steam days) my brother and I changed both ball ends on end of a steering rack on his ford car ( yes I said Ford so will go soak head ) sadly I had left him to complete work and was not aware he had wrongly tightened up. thus 2 turns out on one side ..effect when braking was significantly frightening as car enjoyed diving towards near side.. recheck alignment and all was well.
doubt yours will be that simple but wish you well. its very unlikely two new calipers would give issues but not impossible .. sometimes quality control goes wrong.
 
Hi there,
Thank you all for your ideas.
I had not thought about having a wheel alignment, will have that checked next week , that may find a wonky ball joint too?
Glad its not a Bugatti Veyron , but a simple ole aunty Rover ....
Peter
 
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