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Brake pull (Brakes not working in unison)
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Pad and/or shoe linings are wet with water or stained with oil in some brakes
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Replace.
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Drum-to-shoe clearance out of adjustment in some brakes (Malfunctioning auto adjusting mechanism)
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Check for inoperative auto adjusting mechanism.
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Disc and/or drum is out of round in some brakes
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Replace.
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Wheel tires are inflated unequally
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Inflate equally.
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Malfunction in wheel cylinders
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Repair or replace.
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Disturbed front wheel alignment
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Adjust as prescribed.
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Unmatched tires on same axle
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Tires with approximately the same amount of tread should be used on the same axle.
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Restricted brake tubes or hoses
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Check for soft hoses and damaged lines. Replace with new hoses and new double-walled steel brake tubing.
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Malfunctioning caliper assembly
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Check for stuck or sluggish pistons and proper lubrication of caliper slide bush.
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Loose suspension parts
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Caliper should slide.
Check and torque bolts to specifications.
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Loose calipers
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Check and torque bolts to specifications.
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