pulling to the left when driving along but gets worse

[Arightpest]

hello all

Pulling to the left when driving along but gets worse under braking. When it first started to happen I checked the front callipers and the driver’s side was leaking like a sieve plus the pistons were well rusty. I put a complete new calliper on but still pulled to the left. Checked the right hand side and this one were well sized up most of the pistons hardly moved so I bit the bullet and replaced this one also. Not cheap but I know now they are ok bled the brakes as per the book. But still pulls to the left and turns to the left this is starting to annoy me.  

 any ideas anyone.

[Rangie3.0LtrDan]

Could it be tyres?  Balancing?  Something like that?

[Arightpest]

it get worse under breaking and the tires are pretty new no signs off running out due to tracking plus I re did that late last year but its the braking bit that got me scratching my head :?

[beast5680]

i had this on mine, front radius arm bushes can get tired and when you brake the axle moves slightly causing a steering effect, panhard rod bushes can do the same as well

[J B]

sounds like the brake caliper i siezed to me

maybe the rear one

[Arightpest]

The steering wheel turns when I brake. I have checked the rear break and it’s totally free

i will have a look at the bushes what they like to change

[lrmike]

Bushes are not too bad to change, and that's my guess also.  The other possibility is one of  the front brake hoses may be deteriorated internally, this can cause it to plug shut like a flapper valve under braking.  In the shop here it's general practice to recommend hoses if we do the calipers.

[Paul]

You might of done so already but not mentioned it... Check the tyre pressures.

[extreme90]

something is slowing the left hand tyres down which is causing the right hand side to push it over to the left

or as previously mentioned the radius or panhrod bushes are worn but what ever it is its something on the left hand side

[Cal]

Hiya,

Mine does the same, except it pulls to the right when braking, especially when braking hard.

I've recently had all bushes changed and a few months ago had calipers, discs, pads and hoses changed and it still does it, though not quite as bad as it was before.

HELP!!!

I'm not really sure what there is left to change other than tyres (front pair are same age and rear pair are the same age).

That's not much help to you is it ARightPest?!  :(

[colintandy]

:shock: you are about to loose your front left bearing chap  :shock:does the brake pedal sink away from you when you start up and when pump it gets harder :shock:

[Cal]

Who - me, or arightpest, or both???

Doesn't sound good to me!!

I haven't noticed the brake pedal being slack on start up recently, but now you mention it, I do remember it being a bit funny when it was a lot colder - maybe January time.

Is there any way of telling easily (other than the brake pedal thing!!) or should I get it booked into the garage?

[simdeb]

Micks been up to mine tonight to have a look at his pulling to the left problem , only to find that the new drivers side calliper leaking fluid from somewhere  on the seals and allover the disc . So hes got to go back for another new calliper  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:

simon

[Cal]

I'd better check that as well - I haven't notices any leaking, but then I haven't specifically been looking.

Thanks for letting me know.

What a pain in the a*se!!

[nickW]

mine has started pulling to left after my 2" lift, would that be the radius arms, also which bush should i check the ones at the front or the rear of the arm?

[PUX]

also guys sometimes if the rear seal in ur hub goes, it leaks and gets onto the disk so that could cause u to pull to one side, i have had this on mine before

[Arightpest]

:shock: you are about to loose your front left bearing chap  :shock:does the brake pedal sink away from you when you start up and when pump it gets harder :shock:

what do you mean by the end cap and what do you have to do to repair it?

[strapping young lad]

not sure if its been mentioned but landie tracking iirc is 2mm toe out.

and your braking will be affected if your suspension has been lifted since the angle at which the swivels are, change, but you can get correction hockey sticks to fix this (qt services do them)

the braking on mine pulled to the left till i got it re-bled and checked pads.

the rear lhs hub seal went which meant it leaked oil on the disc, and that causes lack of friction when braking (but that meant a rhs pull which mine didnt have, but it meant an MOT failure! )

[nickW]

is it the bush on the end of the hockey stick that normally wears out

[mud-club-matty]

might be tracking

[nickW]

it seems to get worse as you put your foot on the accelerator

[nickW]

can anyone give me some more info on the radius arm bushes as i am going to try and pick up the bush from frogs island on the way home

nick

[Range Rover Blues]

If it's the rad arm bushes it will probably go right under acceleration and left under braking, then it's the RHS rear arm bush at the axle end.  The rear lower link (or rad arm) bushes work much harder than the fronts so any play shows up really badly.

If it goes left all the time I'd look elsewhere.

When my rear hubs leak the whole car slews left and the steering pulled under braking.  Jack each wheel up and check they turn freely.

Try swapping the tyres over on the axles, if it's lifted there is much less castor and that may be why you only noticed it recently ie since the lift.

Have you got an uprated steering damper fitted (gas pressurised)?