[FC] Pulling to the left when braking 2

[Chris & Bill Strickland]

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15    :-)

Jim Forgey wrote:

>Took the drum off of that side and found that the shoes were very worn, would this cause the van to pull when braking?
>
of and by itself, no. Assumed that you are not talking about steel on 
steel, just evenly worn out, which is what brakes are designed to do.

> It's really pulling hard to the left. I am going to replace the shoes in the back, but ...
>
>I want to find a cure ASAP.
>
Jim, respectfuly, you need to visually inspect all four sets of brake 
shoes, cylinders, hardware, etc -- this one at a time thing will get you 
in trouble.  Replace brake shoes in full axle sets only, both sides at 
the same time (same for hardware) -- they need to be the same, side to 
side, as perhaps you've noticed. Until *all* the under the drum parts of 
your brakes are *known* to be good and in proper adjustment, you 
probably won't be able to find  the desired "cure".  Your pulling 
problem may or may not be related to the work you did on the right rear. 

Generally, "really pulling hard to the left [or right]" is most 
frequently caused by something on the front axle.

Bill Strickland