Brakes causing pull

[Tommy McIntosh]

I noticed the other day my truck pulled to the right and the steering wheel to the left when I aplied the brakes, it doesn't do it unless I press the brake pedal a little hard, pressing it lightly doesn't do it so it's making me think like a sticking caliper in the back (disc brakes all around), what do you guys think? Could it still be the front brakes? Thanks!

 

[imp]

I noticed the other day my truck pulled to the right and the steering wheel to the left when I aplied the brakes, it doesn't do it unless I press the brake pedal a little hard, pressing it lightly doesn't do it so it's making me think like a sticking caliper in the back (disc brakes all around), what do you guys think? Could it still be the front brakes? Thanks!

Look for evidence of oil leakage (brake fluid) on the rotors, or other oil or grease contamination from a leaking grease seal, allowing grease to work onto the rotor. Very rarely does a caliper "stick", IMO. imp

 

[IIGood]

...and if a caliper were sticking, you'd probably notice a lot more brake dust on the offending wheel than the others. I went through that recently...I would run the Ex through a car wash, get everything all nice and clean, and then 2 days later the passenger front wheel was looking just as bad again as it did before the wash...but the other 3 wheels were still gleaming.

Lo and behold, the caliper had stuck. But I never noticed any difference in actual brake performance...it never pulled or anything like that. I only saw extreme dusting on the wheel.

 

[Tommy McIntosh]

Ok, I looked at the rims and I'd say the passenger side has slightly more brake dust than the other. Heres the thing, I did a brake job on it back in the summer and I noticed one set was noticeably lower than the other, and before I cleaned the rims that same side had more brake dust, but they worked fine, even better after the new pads, up until now. That's why I was thinking of a sticking caliper like maybe the pins need greased or replaced. I also didn't know if this could be a brake line issue or a bad rotor, this is a new type of brake issue to me, I'm thinking about just doing a complete all around brake job but I need to make sure it fixes it, I'll check the lines and rotors but I can't tell if I may have a bad caliper, thanks for replying!