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Old 09-16-2012, 12:43 PM
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I have a 1994 dodge ram 2500 and if you hit brakes hard the steering wheel jerks to right it has new pads,rotors, and calipers on it any ideas?
 
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Old 09-16-2012, 03:18 PM
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Pinched hose on drivers side more than likely. Put new hoses on and bleed the heck out of them again.
 
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Old 09-16-2012, 04:18 PM
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Or possibly a bad tie rod causing it to pull when you brake

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Also you could try swappin the tires side to side and see if it still pulls right.
 

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Old 09-17-2012, 06:31 AM
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If you pry open the clamp that holds the flex line clean it out from rust and dirt, and pinch it back to the line that Might help. Seen that happen before, or you might have to re-adjust your rear brakes. It was happening to me, So I readjusted my drum, and the pull to the left was gone.

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I was gonna guess a stuck caliper but looks like you replaced them... Did you check the condition of the brake hoses?
 
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Old 09-21-2012, 03:40 PM
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No gonna check hoses when it gets out of body shop
 
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Originally Posted by 1AMatt
I was gonna guess a stuck caliper but looks like you replaced them... Did you check the condition of the brake hoses?
sticking caliper.....
 
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Bad caliper, I got a bad one from my local auto store
 
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Old 09-27-2012, 12:06 AM
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I too have noticed such kind of steering wheel jerks while hitting the brakes strongly, but it is not frequent in my car, happens rarely. BTW, now I'm too going to check out the brake hoses for fixing this problem.
thanks !
 
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