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Jul 17, 2007 | 04:07 PM

stevebe1fl

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Pulling to the left

I have a 1997 f-150 4.6L 4x4 with 236,400 miles and it pulls to the left when driving.I have replaced the upper and lower control arms,ball joints,bushings,bearings,calipers,roters and pads.If anyone can help it would be great I already have $9000.00 invested and all I use it for is work and everyday driving.

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Jul 17, 2007 | 04:12 PM

KingRanchMan02

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Check your tire pressures and try rotating the tires. Good luck!

Jul 17, 2007 | 04:15 PM

stevebe1fl

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Been there done that even had an alignment done

Jul 17, 2007 | 05:05 PM

steve(ill)

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pulling to the left would normally mean the front right brake is not doing its job. binding, air in line, etc. something wrong on the right side.

Jul 17, 2007 | 08:04 PM

stevebe1fl

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Even though there isn't any differance when I apply pressure,it doesn't seem to be more noticable,but I will take a look at the right side thanks

Jul 17, 2007 | 10:55 PM

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If it's pulling to the left while driving it sounds as if the Left Caliper is dragging, not releasing completly, you may need to rebuild or replace the caliper. If once you've driven for a while check the wheel and hub for excessive heat, that is a sure sign of brake dragging or look for discoloring of disk. If it only pulled when hitting the brakes either the left would be grabbing or as steve(ill) said the right one not doing it's job.

Jul 18, 2007 | 03:31 AM

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my truck consistently pulls to the left, taken it to about 6 shops and done everything under the sun to tr to get it not to, and it still does, so i just put a little more air in the left tire to comensate and it works relitivly well, i know its not good for the wear patterns on the tires, but its the only thing that works for me