pulling to the right

[CdnCoy]

I just picked up a '93 2-door explorer and it pulls pretty hard to the right. I have had the tires balanced and aligned but it still does it, anyone else have this prob?

[Notorious_Ford_Guy]

could be one of your brakes hanging up and not releasing,

grease the slider pins and see if that helps, or have the brakes serviced, if you do brake work your self i i would suggest new pads have the rotors resurfaced and maybe check into new calipers as well

[CdnCoy]

The rotors are in really good condition, and the brake pads looked like they have been recently replaced. Is there a good way to check if calipers are working correctly?

[XLT03]

Raise the wheel and rotate tire. If if moves easily like the other side, you're OK. If not and it seems tighter then it's probably the caliper piston that's hanging up. You could rebuild if your want or get a rebuilt. You can get them loaded or unloaded.

[amac209]

just so you know the rear brakes can cause a pull too. check the adjustment for the rears, pull the drums and look for any leakage, gear oil swells up the shoes. also check the e-brake cables for binding. does the pull change when the brakes are applied? how about going over bumps? if you p.m. me with your e-mail i'll send you a pull flow chart

[CdnCoy]

Under braking, no pulling does not change, but at higher speeds (anything over ~ 80 km) the brakes pulse, not really bad, but you can definitely feel it (maybe this is related to the pulling???). Hitting bumps, no change.

[XLT03]

If pulsating the rotors are warpped. Previous owner probably just replaced pads to sell vehicle. All brake jobs should include turning rotors. Has anyone looked at the lower control arm bushings? If worn they creak and can cause frontend problems. If they are bad try to get polyureathane ones instead of FoMoCo. But if you have no choice make sure the part number has a "D" on the end of part number, new and improved.

[CdnCoy]

Lower control arm bushings look brand new, not sure which ones got put on though. Ill check the rotors next when I get a chance, maybe get them turned. Ill also check the caliper and then see what happens from there.

[amac209]

go to an area where you can drive a few miles without touching the brakes. make sure the vehicle is cold beforehand. coast to a stop after driving. now feel each rim. if the brakes are hanging up they produce a ton of heat so don't be surprised if one is almost red hot. most of the time a caliper hangs up it's not the calipers fault, it's the rubber brake hose. they swell up and don't relieve pressure. if your rubber lines have any cracks in them the need to be replaced anyway.

[CdnCoy]

I haven't got the chance to goto an open road yet, but I drove around doing some light brakeing, the front calipers were still cold, same with the drivers side brake drum. The passenger side drum was the only one that actually got warm. But if there is a prob with a caliper I think that the drum would be alot hotter than it was. Next week ill take off my tire and see wtf is going on, maybe it just needs to be adjusted.