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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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88 xj 4.0 auto.
While applying the brakes I get a pretty good pull to the drivers side front wheel. In the rain It even locks up on occasion. It doesnt lock up right off, but with a little harder pressure, it eventually locks up. (only in the rain. Not on dry surfaces)
Ive checked the levels, all seem fine. brakes are fairly new as well. No grinding or vibration.
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 05:49 PM
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frozen caliper maybe? I get a slight drag on one side *drivers side* when braking.
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 05:52 PM
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either a sticking caliper piston or your slide pins are gunked up causing the caliper to "stick"
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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so basically take it apart and lube.. Napa auto sells rebuild kits cheap also.
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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x2

there easy to rebuild and cheap to do.
mine used to do the same, so i just got a kit and did it in about a hour or so [not rushing].
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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I normally pop the slide pins out and put a fine layer of anti seeze on them.
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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^^^ I always do that when swapping pads.
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 06:46 PM
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should I clean it up a little with some brake cleaner first? Before the anti seez.
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 08:30 PM
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I would wipe it down with a rag then grease it.
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 10:27 PM
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check your bearings also theyre a cause of memory steer
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 10:30 PM
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i had a truck that did that and the cause was a bad tie rod end , seems kinda weird but if its got play in it when you hit the brake it could tighten up at the wrong at angle and cause a pull
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 11:46 PM
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Could also indicate you need your rotors turned, or need to be replaced if it is no longer flat.
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Old Dec 23, 2009 | 11:15 AM
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Everyone has said good answers..

Uneven brake wear can cause this, if your passanger is warped or something and wore your passanger brakes down further than driver, that would explain the locking and hard pulling.

Mine pulls passanger because of the bad steering knuckle (where the tie rod goes) But doesnt cause any type of wheel lockup. Basically the same problem as having a bad tie rod end.
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