ihave a 91 dodge dakota. i had to take my caliper and everything off in order to change my bearings today. now when i slow down my truck pulls to the right. so basically the driver's side (the side i worked on) breaks aren't catching the way they should be. also, when i completely stop i also hear a sound that seems like the breaks aren't catching on the rotor completely and it still slips. the caliper has to be bolted in, so it's in the correct place. is there a way to tighten the pads or something? what can i do?

 

The caliper should automaticly adjust it self. I think you have grease on the rotors. Even if thier new you should always spray brake cleaner on the rotors and pads and wipe clean and spray more.

 

this happens often when you disassemble one side of the brake system and not the other, make sure the caliper can move freely on the machined ways, or that the caliper isn't sticking open, if the rotor is contaminated with grease that will affect stopping as well

 

rotor could be greased, did you clean the caliper when you took it off? If not, dirt could have got in the pistons. Did you disconnect any of the brake lines? Air could have gotten in the system. Could be a number of things. Take it apart again and inspect everything.

 

check the anilock electrical plug if you have it at the front (not sure about the 91's).if you replaced thebearings this means there was some play in them. that causes awobble in your rotor, which causes abnormal wear in the piston and caliper. when it's fixed the piston does not seat properly. i had a loose caliper pinin the front, i fixed it but the side i fixed did not work right. i took the piston out of the caliper and found a deep groove worn inside the caliper bore. 35 bucks for a rebuilt caliper, problem solved. hope this helps.

p.s. dakota 4x4 front brakes areknown to strip where the pins bolt in to the knuckle (dealership has a box of repair kits on hand),don't know about the 4x2's, but it might be worth checking to see ifeither one isstripped.

 

I would bet you got grease on the rotor or pads. It's also possible that the driver side caliper was marginal and has decided to sieze up. But grease is most likely your culprit, cleanliness is next to Godliness folks. When you work on your trucks, keep things clean!