Re: Front Brakes

Posted by John Payne On 2012/4/4 18:11:34

That's a good suggestion about the wheels and it will be easier to do that before delving further into the front end. I'm not so sure about front to rear though as I noticed after driving the car for awhile after purchase five years ago that the then front tyres were wearing out fast on the outside edges, although the centres and inner edges still had plenty of tread left. After getting a wheel alignment, I thought it better to put the wearing fronts on the rear. Still, it's worth trying to see if it corrects the steering issue.

About 18 months ago I had all four wheel cylinders reconditioned with stainless steel bores and I also fitted new front brake hoses. I suppose it is possible that one wheel cylinder is sticking and I'm going to check that as soon as I can get my son and son-in-law over to gently rotate the front wheels while I touch the brake pedal.

As far as caster is concerned, I don't know what the setting is but I did have another wheel alignment done about three weeks ago and was told only minor adjustment was required. Regards, John