I have a 78 Malibu that pulls to the left when I apply the brakes,I thought it was the right brake caliper but after changing it and new brakes the car still pulls to the left when I apply the brakes,any HELP?THANKS 
Pulling Brakes
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Replace calipers in pairs as good practice.Replace the brake hoses because the are old.They are very inexpensive,like 14 bucks each. and while you are all dirty,adjust the rear brakes.out of adjustment rear shoes can make the car pull. also NEVER let the calipers hang on the hoses.
X2 with JamesC459 and to add to that (which is obvious) make sure ALL of the air is out of the system and bleed ALL of the brakes to flush the system of old brake fluid. Even remove the brake fluid from the reservoir first and refill it before you bleed the system. 8)
pulling the steering wheel or pulling the whole car ?? If the car itself being pulled over check the adjustment of your rear brakes and/or check for contamination on the drum linings and pads ( adjust both drums until they slightly drag when spinning the wheel ).
If the car is pulling the steering wheel out of your hand then typically it's in the front brakes somewhere. Maybe a bad caliper or something foreign in the piston bore making it drag.
If the car is pulling the steering wheel out of your hand then typically it's in the front brakes somewhere. Maybe a bad caliper or something foreign in the piston bore making it drag.
However unlikely, there may be something partially blocking one side and not the other in the brake line. How hard is it pulling... just hard enough to notice it, or do you really have to fight the steering wheel?
Replaced one side, the opposite side that was not pulling and forgot to mention that this pulling did not start until after I ran though a puddle of water.
Car is not pulling that hard that I have to fight the wheel but you can tell it if you driving the car.
Having a stuck caliper/pad can cause it to pull to the side that's actually stuck. If you only replaced the one opposite the side it was pulling to, you need to replace the other.
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