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Severe pulling to right when braking

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When I apply brakes the car veers to the left severely.
I set the brakes identical, yet after braking, I check the brakes , they seem okay yet the right wheel is free wheeling as if the brake shoe is set loose. The adjuster seems to have moved. I tries several to set the brakes and seem to get nowhere.
The front brake cylinders are new and bled correctly. All the brake hardware is new.

Posted on: Yesterday 22:37

53 Cavalier

Re: Severe pulling to right when braking

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Ross has a good video in setting brakes, maybe there is something that will be helpful. Maybe one set of shoes isn't centered? Were the shoes fit to the drums?

youtu.be/T1Zc3aW18Z4?si=KEcQ3d030fUfE7kX

Posted on: Yesterday 22:46

Pgh Ultramatic

Re: Severe pulling to right when braking

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Packwagon wrote:
When I apply brakes the car veers to the left severely.
I set the brakes identical, yet after braking, I check the brakes , they seem okay yet the right wheel is free wheeling as if the brake shoe is set loose. The adjuster seems to have moved. I tries several to set the brakes and seem to get nowhere.
The front brake cylinders are new and bled correctly. All the brake hardware is new.

Did you lubricate the raised points on the backing plate with Lubriplate? Sounds like something is not seated correctly or the adjuster is stripped.

Posted on: Today 5:01

TxGoat

Re: Severe pulling to right when braking

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Primary/secondary mix-up?

Posted on: Today 5:56

53 Cavalier

Re: Severe pulling to right when braking

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Packwagon wrote:
The adjuster seems to have moved.

How do you mean? That is is not in the correct position, or the adjustment changed? If it turns out that it is stripped as PGH mentioned, I would inspect and possibly replace the others as well.

Posted on: Today 9:44

56Clippers

Re: Severe pulling to right when braking

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Packwagon wrote:
When I apply brakes the car veers to the left severely.
I set the brakes identical, yet after braking, I check the brakes , they seem okay yet the right wheel is free wheeling as if the brake shoe is set loose. The adjuster seems to have moved. I tries several to set the brakes and seem to get nowhere.
The front brake cylinders are new and bled correctly. All the brake hardware is new.

Were the brakes working correctly previously, you haven't mentioned brakes in past posts?

When you state "All the brake hardware is new.", what have you replaced and how recently was it done?

Posted on: Today 11:41

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