My CJ5 pulls right when braking. The brakes seem fine. The tie rod ends seem to be fine. Also, maybe related, it pulls left when I accelerate. Somethings loose but I can't tell what. Any ideas ? 
Pulls right when braking ??
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I'm gonna guess its a bad brake cylinder. I know you said they look fine but did you watch them as someone applied pressure to the brakes to make sure every cylinder was pushing? If one isn't working it'll pull. The pulling during accleration could be caused by a weak crossmember or motor mount.
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I agree with crusher. Mine always gets screwy after wheeling. I have to clean the mud and sand out and re-ajdust about every trip. Buying shoes without rivet holes along the surface helps a lot. As far as the wander/pulling, check to be sure the steering box is tight.
2.5" lift, 32" mud-terrains. Bearings wheel cylinders, brakes, it's all new. Tires are not the problem, had em balanced and rotated. Shoes are self adjusting, right ? I'll be surprised if the lines are damaged. Seized calipers, hmm. Possible, considering the age and rust..
2.5 huh, what kinda shape are the springs in? does the nose dive when you brake? cause if it does it is probably kicking right due to a higher than factory angle on the drag link. and if the rear squats a little maybe thats causing the left hand pull. I mean this would be minor but i dunno how bad this pull is its kinda personal opinion
Springs are strong, sits level front to back. New shocks this summer. Does not nose dive when braking. Just pulls right. I'ts scary when I need to jump on the pedal and fight the wheel. My thinking, it's in the steering linkage somewhere. Steering wheel has some play. When is the steering box adjustment maxed out ?
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May be brake proportioning valve. This thing equalizes presure right to left and balances brakes front to rear. I had one fail on my 73' Bronco I had and the brakes did very strange things. Took a while to find the problem because, like you, I repaired/replaced all the ususal things first. There were no leaks in the system. Just issues with one wheel braking harder than the other. In my case I had a rear braking very hard. Would lock when in the soft stuff. Just something else to check. Peace
Brakes are self adjusting in theoy, once they are set. Did you adjust the brakes when you put the drums on? You do need to adjust the brakes after you replace them. Just pop the little cover off the backing plat and crank the adjuaster untill it just touching the drum surface or "dragging". The best way is to have someone spin the drum for you while you turn the adjuster tight. It should be just tight enough for the brakes to be touching the drum and preventing the drum from spinning for very long.
What have you done to the front brakes? A caliper could be frozen which means it holds stronger than the opposite side which would cause a brake pull.
What have you done to the front brakes? A caliper could be frozen which means it holds stronger than the opposite side which would cause a brake pull.
were the wheel bearings adj right? lift the front end off the ground, take the tire top and bottom and see if there is ANY play, if so that will be part of your problem. then spin the tire by hand, does it rotate smoothly? do both sides rotate the same?tvl76 said:
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Thanks for the input guys. Hey bods7, turned the drums, packed the bearings, blew out the dust and crud, cleaned up, installed new pads. poped the drums back on and done. Can't say for sure how "adjusted" they were going on. Even with all that said, this thing has been pulling like this for years. Before and after new brakes. I'll take a look at the calipers again. Crusher, I've tryed torking the tire like you suggest, feels very tight with no play. What do you mean by "rotate smoothly" and "rotate the same"? They don't wable or show flat spots.
Where is the brake porportioning valve located?
Where is the brake porportioning valve located?
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it pulls right when breaking because your brakes need bleeding...the left may have air in it. bleed the left side first.
It steers left when accelerating because your front end is either messed up..or a wheel bearing is looser than hadies. or...your leaf spring pin is broken and your leaf springs are floating your front end of the jeep.
Turn your wheel hard left and go look at the leafspring and see if it leaves the postition it is suppose to be in..then do the same to the right.
if it does..then your leaf spring pin is broken.
good day! :wave:
It steers left when accelerating because your front end is either messed up..or a wheel bearing is looser than hadies. or...your leaf spring pin is broken and your leaf springs are floating your front end of the jeep.
Turn your wheel hard left and go look at the leafspring and see if it leaves the postition it is suppose to be in..then do the same to the right.
if it does..then your leaf spring pin is broken.
good day! :wave:
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