stillreel Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) A few weeks ago, I posted an issue here that had me rather baffled. The front driver side would tended to dive in on braking and the wheel on the opposite side would not spin free following hard braking (observed while on the hoist). I had many helpful suggestions; brake pad differences, calliper seized, flexible brake tube 'ballooning' and then there was the possibly it was a suspension bushing issue rather than the brakes. Remarkably (or not) it was two issues; the flexible tubes were indeed bunged up and not releasing the pressure on the brake pads. The tubes were acting as a check valve, which in turn was causing excessive forces on the suspension bushings, which had almost completely failed on the driver side. So, thanks all. The knowledge found on this site has proved to be invaluable once again. Happy motoring. Edited July 18, 2019 by stillreel clarity Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mk2 Chopper Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 Thanks for the update, good to know you discovered the reason(s). Gareth Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Morrison Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 Oh I just love this forum! John. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steves_TR6 Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 hour ago, John Morrison said: Oh I just love this forum! John. Exactly ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Cobbold Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Rubber hoses, rubber bushes.......... If we had a rubber trumpet we could form a rubber band Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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