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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 12:51 PM
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can anybody help to why when i put the brakes on hard that they lock the front left,it did it with the 2 pots and now doing it with my brenbos
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 01:50 PM
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Is that without ABS. Might just be there's less grip on the nearside due to muck at the side of the road. Presume Brembos in good nick?
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 04:26 PM
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yeah no abs ,brembos in very good nick come of wr1 2003
they brake well without any judder like my old ebc 2 pot set up,
but when i stamp on them the left side locks up and the car turns to the right ,could be dangers
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Old Jul 19, 2007 | 08:16 AM
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Very strange. Can understand if you lock left car will go right.

If left is locking first the problem may be with the right caliper not doing as much as it should, possible a stuck piston but you'd have other symptoms?. Are you sure you have identical pads on each side. Pull the pads out and have a good look at them and the discs for differences, make sure the pistons are free.
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Old Jul 19, 2007 | 04:07 PM
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had a look under car last night and the rollbar was of to one side and the bush was out of line so altered all of that , fitted a alk 5 days ago ,
only had brakes on 20 days or so pads all ok new discs ,mite not be bed in fully yet
just starting to learn how to brake with them as had 2 pots before,its ace having brakes
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