Maybe someone has had a similar experience. I have a 95 model two wheel drive, it wants to go left when you let off the steering wheel. Little background, there is no play in the steering wheel, tires are evenly worn, has had two alignments, new rotors and pads, new bearings when I replaced rotors. Any thoughts, there is not a lot to the steering so if someone had a similar experience maybe you could shed some light. Thank you for your time

 

(This may be totally useless to your situation. For some reason I thought you meant "when you let off the brakes")

Re-check the front brakes (specifically the calipers) to see if you have rusted caliper slides.

EVERY time I do my brakes, I look for the areas that are supposed to allow the calipers to slide in and out and make certain they have been cleaned of rust and then lubricated with a permanent lube such as anti-sieze compound or white lithium grease.

This is mandatory! If you don't- several things can happen. A caliper that cannot move will cause all of the braking force to be applied to the piston side pad. This reduces the braking force on that side of the truck and also causes the (inner?) pad to wear out three times as fast as it should.

Stuck or binding calipers can also sieze in a position that leaves the outer pad still applying braking force to the rotor, which can mean that not only will the pad self destruct at a high rate, but your mileage will be drastically reduced. Eventually the pad wears down enough that you are left in the first situation, above.

BOTH of these conditions will cause one side of your front brakes to pull to one side or the other, which is why it's important to do a "Hands Off" straight-line brake check when everything is done to ensure that the braking force is equal at all four corners.

- A sure sign of this is that when the old pads come off, one of the pads in a pair of them will be worn a lot thinner than the others... Under ideal circumstances they should all wear evenly.

If everything is right, you should be able to apply the brakes on level ground without the steering wheel turning at all.

Bubbles in one of the lines can also be the culprit, and NEVER get grease on the pads!!! I use brake pad spray every single time I assemble brakes, just to make sure I haven't made a boo-boo like planting my big fat greasy fingers on the pad or rotor surfaces while putting things back together.

~Greywolf sends...

 

I lubed the sliding pins and I assume it has worked itself out I asked my wife (its her truck that is having the problem) if the truck is braking as it should and she says yeah. I will check it out myself to be sure, I never was clear on what yeah means. I did check the slider pins when I did the brakes and they did move freely with resistance so I upon someone elses request relubed them some more and suppose it is better. there were no grease on pads or rotors I actually kept them and myself as clean as possible I know what you mean about cleanliness and brakes. Appreciate your post, if I find it to not be working properly I will ask some more question and do some more checking, otherwise, thank you for your time

 

my buddies 96' f350 was pulling to the right he just switched the two front tires around. (simply put left tire and wheel on right side) and problem went away. if your sure its not the brakes its worth a try.