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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Usually it is a sign that something is wrong - but I would do another test before pulling the brakes to check. Reason is if you were leaning any to the right because you were moving into the left lane and then hit the brakes as you pulled to the right, you created a double effect. First you went from leaning to the right to leaning to the left because pulling back behind the semi. Then you slammed on the brakes which further pulled the truck from under the camper which would have cause even more lean to the left. Any time your vehicle leans to the left, the truck is naturally going to tend to go right. You did this in extreme which means you had extreme movement.
I think your natural reaction caused the problems and not your brakes. If you had continued into the left lane going straight, slammed on the brakes, slowed down sufficiently, then eased the brakes before changing direction, I don't think you would have noticed a problem.
The only way to know for sure is while going straight on an empty road with room to your right, try easing into the brakes again until you are hard on them to see if it pulls again.
I think your natural reaction caused the problems and not your brakes. If you had continued into the left lane going straight, slammed on the brakes, slowed down sufficiently, then eased the brakes before changing direction, I don't think you would have noticed a problem.
The only way to know for sure is while going straight on an empty road with room to your right, try easing into the brakes again until you are hard on them to see if it pulls again.
