Re: Got the right caliper, but....

[Toby Erkson <Toby_Erkson@ccm2.hf.intel.com>]

Are the back brakes properly adjusted?  The right drum may be catching 
before the left side, which would cause a pull.  Also, it could be possible 
that the LEFT caliper is not fully operating i.e. only one piston is 
working or neither piston is working.

My three cents,
     Toby Erkson
     air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
     '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L
     '75 Porsche 914 1.8L for sale
     Portland, Oregon, USA


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Subject: Got the right caliper, but....
Author:  type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE
Date:    4/24/97 11:46 AM


     Well, went back to the junk yard and got the right caliper and a brake
line, since the old one looked like it was about to burst.  I am happy to
inform that I did the brake job without my mechanic friend's assistance, and
WOW, no smoke this time.
     On the bad news front, even though the brakes seem to be doing fine, the
car still veers to the right.  Any ideas as to what I should look into first?
By the way, thanks to all of you who answered my previous inquiry.
     My girlfriend and I have decided on a name for our Type 3: Quasi, of
course, short for Quasimodo.  As a reference to the lower right side. I know,
kind of sick, but also cute :)