Hi Dennis.

An alignment was done after the radius arm hole repair and another
alignment done after replacing the upper control arm bushings etc.

Something I neglected to include. Under brake lock up conditions,
there's an *extremely slight* tendency for the rear to move to the
side. But that could be the road I was testing on.

Since I hadn't driven the van in a year, wonder if the pull was always
there and I"m now just seeing it? Or, maybe the last alignment job
wasn't that good and the new tires (soft winter tread compound) are
now bringing a poor camber adjustment to light?

It's always something with these things. LOL.

Neil.

On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 5:52 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Changes in direction while braking are either the result of varying friction
> from the brakes or tires or the alignment is changing under the braking
> load. If an upper ball joint or control arm has any paly in the direction of
> wheel rotation that needs to be fixed. The upper ball joint is so easy to
> replace just do it. This part can affect castor, camber, and toe. So step on
> the brakes and change all three angles at one shot and wonder why it pulls!
>
> After that radius rod mount repair did you get the Castor aligned properly?
> This is a problem for many. Of all the suspension angles this one is very
> important. Most pulls or wanders are an indication of a castor alignment
> problem.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> neil n
> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 1:40 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? (and some trip pics)

> At ~ 50-60 MPH, if I brake hard hands "off" the wheel, the van pulls to the
> right. Not severely but quite noticeably. Doesn't happen braking hard from ~
> 30 MPH. Like I almost have to make the nose dive for the pull to happen.

--
Neil n

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