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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 11:44 AM
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Unhappy whats wrong with my car :(

hello everybody,

i just bought a used '04 Acura TL that came with a lowering kit and i love it!

the only problem is that when i hit the brakes it pulls to the right

i had an alignment done, calipers checked and my mechanic told me that he cant find whats wrong with it.

can anybody help me, PLZ!!!
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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 06:04 PM
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bleed your brakes
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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 09:36 PM
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Find a quality alignment and balancing shop with a Hunter GSP 9700 wheel balancer. Road force balance your tires.
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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 10:53 PM
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whats the bleeding gonna do?!

and to be honest with you guys, i kinda think that my mechanic isnt all that. i might have 2 get a 2nd opinion on the caliper
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Old Aug 3, 2010 | 12:06 AM
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if you got air or moisture in the system then one front brake is going to pull the car more than the other.......and you will get a hard pull to one side as described.
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Old Aug 3, 2010 | 07:04 AM
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^And/or, bad hose or caliper.
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Old Aug 3, 2010 | 03:29 PM
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i did the brake bleeding and nothing happened!

checked the caliper at a different mechanic and he said the caliper is pretty good

i still dont know what causes the car to shift to the right when i hit the brakes

maybe i wasnt clear in the beginning when i said "pull to the right"

its not a hard pull, it just shifts to the left easily
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Old Aug 3, 2010 | 03:30 PM
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i meant to the right
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Old Aug 3, 2010 | 04:17 PM
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^And/or, bad hose or caliper.
+1 The piston was seized in the caliper in our suburban, which caused it to pull only when applying the brakes.
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Old Aug 3, 2010 | 07:34 PM
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all 4 pistons are working just fine on the caliper
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 06:57 PM
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could it be a suspension problem?!

if so, what exactly?!
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