big red

Active Member

• Oct 18, 2006

• #1

Hi folks

I've been having some troubles with my brakes for the last couple of days. For the first ten miles or so everything is fine, but then when braking it pulls quite heavily to the left.
Any ideas??

Craig

 

ormus

New Member

• Oct 19, 2006

• #2

disk brake or drums at the front?

could be a piston/caliper sticking. maybe overheating and then sticking.

 

Spyderman

New Member

• Oct 19, 2006

• #3

Only thing I can think of is front near side brake shoes are adjusted a bit closer to the drums than the others, so when they get hot and expand they are binding & delivering more braking force than the others.

 

big red

Active Member

• Oct 19, 2006

• #4

They're drum brakes.
I'll try adjusting them all first and see if that helps

 

C

clivees

Well-Known Member

• Oct 19, 2006

• #5

Sounds like binding.
Once it starts pulling to one side stop and check the temp of each wheel / hub.
Colder one will be the one on the left i think.
Ps
What series is it ? 1,2,3 as the breaks are quite different between all three.

 

Spyderman

New Member

• Oct 19, 2006

• #6

Clivee,
If it pulls to the left, it would be the left drum that would be braking harder, therefore the left one would be hotter not colder.

 

Spyderman

New Member

• Oct 19, 2006

• #7

Just read your profile and see your Landy is a 1981 88". you will have dual line servo brakes 11" front, 10" back. there is a balance valve between to 2 lines. the brake bleeding must be done absolutely by the book ( preferably th green LR workshop manual) otherwise you can be ****ing in the wind trying to set them up properly.

 

C

clivees

Well-Known Member

• Oct 19, 2006

• #8

Spyderman said:

Clivee,
If it pulls to the left, it would be the left drum that would be braking harder, therefore the left one would be hotter not colder.

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Never had brake fade?

 

Spyderman

New Member

• Oct 19, 2006

• #9

Yes, but only after they have been working hard and getting hot.

 

C

clivees

Well-Known Member

• Oct 19, 2006

• #10

10 miles with one side on should do it.

But i agree that there could be a problem with the balance valve and
Also make sure that all the springs are in the correct positions as the fault could be on the rear brakes (Duel cct).

 

ormus

New Member

• Oct 19, 2006

• #11

it is possible to be the rear end, but 90% most likely itll be the front ones.

 

big red

Active Member

• Oct 19, 2006

• #12

From the way it's pulling it does feel like the front. I'll have a bit of a tinker at the weekend, but I'll have to get a Haynes manual or something first. I gave the old one away with my old Landy on the basis I wouldn't be having another, but surprise surprise 6 weeks later I'd got another!!

 

ormus

New Member

• Oct 19, 2006

• #13

aye, once a landy man.........................................................................