scottiriver Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 hello everyone i have a small problem with my KE70, i thought last night (whilst it was wet) that i test out the brakes, so at 12am! i was on the road travelling at 60 and i hit the brakes, it initally stopped straight but half way through it slided to the left and nearly went 90 degrees! i know that these cars are supposed to pull up straight. i have assumed that it may be the brakes but I'm not too sure, any ideas?? btw i made sure i didnt crash!! all help will be good cheers scotty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L.Z.BUB Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 (edited) Do it in the dry. In the wet so many things can make you veer off. Most likely air in the FR brake line? Maybe. Have you recently replaced brake pads, hence the testing? Edited March 21, 2011 by blzbub666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiriver Posted March 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 yeah, i did them about 10,000 kms ago would the panhard rod being a littke bent be the issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L.Z.BUB Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 All that will do is make your diff slightly off centre, it shouldnt make your car pull that hard to one side. But there in lies the question, how did you bend it? Could these brake issues of come from some spirited driving into a kerb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coln72 Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Probably locked up your rears and it followed the camber of the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiriver Posted March 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 i don't know how i bent it. havent been up any gutters on this one the odd skid wouldnt do that would it? maybe a drift? but i have been well away from gutters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher_ke20 Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 wheel alignment, camber of the road (as previously suggested), tread difference on the tyres and if the rear drums are adjusted more on one side then the other. just a few suggestion but try it again in the dry and see how you go hope that helps chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L.Z.BUB Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 (edited) Terrorists. From Libya Edited March 21, 2011 by blzbub666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezzaclub Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Probably locked up your rears and it followed the camber of the road. X2 If you lock the rears it would be most unusual for it not to slew sideways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan G Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 rip the handbrake around corners. not the safest way to go round BUT the most fun :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiriver Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ke70dave Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 (edited) which way did the car turn? given the camber on the road is towards the gutter, i would expect the car to turn to the....right? ( i think) edit: re read your post. you said it slid "left", so the back of the car went to the left? (towards the gutter?) or the car turned to the left (back slid to the right, away from gutter) find a perfectly flat peice or road (maybe a carpark, don't get caught by security!) and try it again. also check your rear brake shoe adjustment, make sure its the same on both sides. do you have stock tyres? ie skinny ones? if they are reasonably old, and just cheapys then they will be quite unpredictable at the best of times, let alont locked up in the wet. Edited March 22, 2011 by ke70dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh-KE Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Gday mate, I only JUST fixed an issue very similar to this in my ke38.. Turned out to be the brake pads but in my research i found that a brake pull can also be caused by issues with the front calipers. If the front pulls left it might mean the right hand caliper might be not doing its job. Maybe try swapping in another caliper, only takes a few minutes.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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