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This is a discussion thread titled "My Truck Trys To Kill People. Please Help", within the 1Gen-Tundra forum, part of the Truck Forums category.
Alright so my truck has had this problem all summer and I don't really know what is goning on here. I have a 01 Tundra with the RCD 6" lift no sway bar. I'll be driving down the road then press on the brakes and it seems that the lift side will start to stop before the right side or the other way around. This makes my truck want to pull really hard to one side then the other. It really sucks when I have to come to a hard stop in traffic. Please try to help me fix this problem.
Air bubble in the brake line?
Need new brake pads?
Bad wheel bearing?
I have seen this on some long travel trucks we worked on. It ended up being that when we turned the caliper would hit the A Arm so when you hit the brakes one side was ready to stop you and the other was to far apart due to hitting the a arm so once you let off then hit the peddle again it was good. check to see if your brake calipers hit anything at all. When straight or turning. Just something you can check
__________________ '05 Tundra DC TRD 2 WHL: The TOW truck, Spectra Mica Blue, with Kenwood H/U, Kenwood Amp and crossover. Infinity 6010cs, 10" Rockford SUB, 6 disc CD Changer mounted in Center console, SWI-X to retain steering wheel controls, 7" TV with DVD. Tinted Windows, Three chamber Flowmaster, Painted front chrome strip
1994 Toy: The TOY Standard cab, Long travel front pulling13" w/Double fox w/Res, Deaver rear at 18" w/Single 2.5 18" fox w/Res., full glass, Bumper to Bumper cage, Gusseted frame, PRP seats, Crow harnesses, Custom steering(All Heims & Chromoly), Grant steering wheel, Smoothest ride around. OH by the way only 70,000 miles.
It's weird that it pulls to one side then it could pull to the other, typically it's only one side. There could be many reasons for this to happen such as contamination on the pads/rotors, sticking pistons in the calipers, air in the lines, slides hanging up(but that'd also show up as unevenly worn pads), collapsed flex lines or pinched flex lines, master cylinder issue, worn pads, etc. At the very least i'd check each caliper to make sure it's nothing obvious. It probably wouldn't hurt to flush/bleed the system. And lube the slide pins to make sure the calipers are sliding properly. That's the basics and things after that might take special equipment to test or start replacing parts with hopes that was the problem.
I doubt it is an air bubble as you simply would have a mushy brake pedal.
I think it is likely a stuck caliper ( lube the sliding mechanism ) or a detached pad ( pad is still there, but the contact material is un-glued )
I would not wait much to fix this as you don't want to experience a major brake failure in an emergency ! We hate to lose TS members, and we try to keep as many alive as possible !
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Mine use to pull hard to the right when braking. Turns out one of the slides was bent on the driver side front caliper. Remember, these are F-250 brakes, I don't know if the tundra uses the same style caliper (i doubt it does). But I fixed it for only $30.
Ok thanks guys, I'll check it out tomorrow. I don't drive the truck too much anymore because I just got a 05 Yamaha R1! Gas has been killing me in that thing.
OK I just thought of another issue I ran into that did this. Check the bolts holding your upper A Arm on as well. I had them come loose which would cause the tire to flop forward and back and would cause it to pull one way or another when braking. Just another thing for you to check. Of coarse most of this stuff I speak of happen on off road trucks with lots of vibration and bouncing to cause bolts to come loose.
__________________ '05 Tundra DC TRD 2 WHL: The TOW truck, Spectra Mica Blue, with Kenwood H/U, Kenwood Amp and crossover. Infinity 6010cs, 10" Rockford SUB, 6 disc CD Changer mounted in Center console, SWI-X to retain steering wheel controls, 7" TV with DVD. Tinted Windows, Three chamber Flowmaster, Painted front chrome strip
1994 Toy: The TOY Standard cab, Long travel front pulling13" w/Double fox w/Res, Deaver rear at 18" w/Single 2.5 18" fox w/Res., full glass, Bumper to Bumper cage, Gusseted frame, PRP seats, Crow harnesses, Custom steering(All Heims & Chromoly), Grant steering wheel, Smoothest ride around. OH by the way only 70,000 miles.
If the pull moves left to right it's likely a suspension problem not brakes. Check the bolts as dsrtcr01 describes and all other suspension parts also could be a lack of castor. Check the wheel alignment or a wear pattern on the tires.
Mike
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I have had this problem before it can be one of two things or both......your brake lines need to be replaced b/c of not holding pressure....or that you are running low on brake fluid.
OK so that didn't really work. I was under there today and it looks like my steering rack may be lose. Could that cause it? I thing the bushings are bad. Any poly ones out there?
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My Truck Trys To Kill People. Please Help
'05 Tundra DC TRD 2 WHL: The TOW truck, Spectra Mica Blue, with Kenwood H/U, Kenwood Amp and crossover. Infinity 6010cs, 10" Rockford SUB, 6 disc CD Changer mounted in Center console, SWI-X to retain steering wheel controls, 7" TV with DVD. Tinted Windows, Three chamber Flowmaster, Painted front chrome strip 
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