Truck pulling to the right after moderately hard braking last night
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Truck pulling to the right after moderately hard braking last night
Last night some idiot pulled right out in front of me, causing me to break suddenly and decently hard. I didn't hit him. Immediately afterward, my truck has been pulling noticeably to the right, whereas before it slightly pulled to the left. What would cause something like this?
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Thanks. One thing I'm concerned about is I have an appointment today in a town that's 16 miles away and the only way to get there is driving down a steep grade that's about two and a half miles long. The steepness of the grade requires one to break frequently to maintain a 65 mile per hour speed since the highway patrol likes to camp out on that hill and try an ale speeders. Do you think I would be okay was something like this?
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I'd try and avoid the hill if you can. Constant braking + angry brake caliper = overheating. Could risk warping the disc or it full on ceasing up on you. If you absolutely must take the hill i recommend carrying a big screwdriver and the tools to change a tire with. If the brake starts to overheat or cease up take the tire off and pry on the caliper until it compresses the cylinder (if it still moves), you'll get a little more life out of it until you need to brake again. Just keep track of how hard it's pulling and if it get any worse.
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@tbugden
i was thinking that too, speed limit is 65 it might be possible to set cruise control at like 45-50mph and engine break down the hill. I've never tried it before and I'm not even sure it'll work, no hills big enough around my area to test it. It'll probably just disengage the TC and coast
i was thinking that too, speed limit is 65 it might be possible to set cruise control at like 45-50mph and engine break down the hill. I've never tried it before and I'm not even sure it'll work, no hills big enough around my area to test it. It'll probably just disengage the TC and coast
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I'd try and avoid the hill if you can. Constant braking + angry brake caliper = overheating. Could risk warping the disc or it full on ceasing up on you. If you absolutely must take the hill i recommend carrying a big screwdriver and the tools to change a tire with. If the brake starts to overheat or cease up take the tire off and pry on the caliper until it compresses the cylinder (if it still moves), you'll get a little more life out of it until you need to brake again. Just keep track of how hard it's pulling and if it get any worse.
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