truck swerved with hard braking
Ok, here is the story. I was driving on the interstate it must have been approaching an uphill. Truck in the right lane moving slow. Another truck moving up on me in the left lane. So I hit the gas to...
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Thanks to those who are playing backseat driver with the OP's story....find something better to do please.
OP, I suppose there could be a problem with a caliper sticking on the front (rear would have little effect in this instance imo)
You can check it yourself. Go find an empty stretch of road and hit the brakes a couple times and see what it does. Also, prior to that, a short drive with only light brake applications, check brake temperatures on each wheel. If significantly different you've found an issue. BTW, if it pulls right, it's the left caliper that is sticking.
More likely there is no brake issue and it was just a combination of factors during the panic braking situation.
May have pulled the wheel a bit during a split second of indecision as to which lane was going to be the best choice. Pavement rutting combined with alot of weight transfer to the skinny front tires when you hit the binders hard caused a pull. Etc
If there are no other symptoms, it was likely just an Oh Sh_t moment.
Easy to pop the front wheels off and inspect though. Again, rears shouldn't have much effect on pulling the vehicle one direction or the other.
(Have driven alot of rusty old cars in Chicagoland back in the day. Diagnosing brake problems on rust buckets was a semi frequent occurrence! lol)
OP, I suppose there could be a problem with a caliper sticking on the front (rear would have little effect in this instance imo)
You can check it yourself. Go find an empty stretch of road and hit the brakes a couple times and see what it does. Also, prior to that, a short drive with only light brake applications, check brake temperatures on each wheel. If significantly different you've found an issue. BTW, if it pulls right, it's the left caliper that is sticking.
More likely there is no brake issue and it was just a combination of factors during the panic braking situation.
May have pulled the wheel a bit during a split second of indecision as to which lane was going to be the best choice. Pavement rutting combined with alot of weight transfer to the skinny front tires when you hit the binders hard caused a pull. Etc
If there are no other symptoms, it was likely just an Oh Sh_t moment.
Easy to pop the front wheels off and inspect though. Again, rears shouldn't have much effect on pulling the vehicle one direction or the other.
(Have driven alot of rusty old cars in Chicagoland back in the day. Diagnosing brake problems on rust buckets was a semi frequent occurrence! lol)
