I am helping a friend work on his newly purchased 1969 Firebird. The front brakes are pulling. After removing them and seeing new hardware, we drained the fluid and replaced with new fresh fluid. The pulling remains, but strangely in alternating directions. Yep, once to the right and then to the left.

Anyone experience this and have some help?

I thought the "Distribution valve", but know very little about it.
Thanks, Chad

Pulling is not always the brakes. Have you checked the front end, shocks, and the alignment. Did you adjust the shoes to lightly drag?

i agree, it could be a-arm bushings or ball joints.

interesting..... the front end bushings do look quite worn.

Hmmmmm!

Thanks for the feedback.

I got it...must be because the front disc's are missing

<Pulling is not always the brakes> Couldn't have said it beter myself. Can anyone say idler arm?

...and just because all the hardware, and I'll assume the wheel cylinders are new, that doesn't mean they were installed correctly...always best to look at pictures in a service manual.

Thank you all for the great feedback. Travelling in the military makes me a little rusty on quick assessments. We plan to install a front end rebuild (polygraphite bushing) kit, with new tie-rod ends and new IDLER ARM. I hope that gets it. I will be sure to troubleshoot based on whether that fixes things.

I'm about 95% confident in seeing if the brakes were installed properly; I'm fairly meticulous about whether things are straight and tightened and so on... We did adjust the brakes with the front end in the air and they are pretty even.

Again, thanks for all your help.

Chad

Good day. You stated the brakes pull to the right sometimes and to the left sometimes. Does it pull one way with the pedal pressure on and the other with the pressure off? I had a problem with my brakes, when I put my foot on the brake pedal it pulled left, when I took my foot off the pedal it pulled right. The flex hose on the right side was deteriorated, when the brakes were applied normal pressure got to the left but not to the right so it pulled left. When I took my foot off the pedal the left brake released all the pressure but the right didn't and dragged thus it pulled to the right. I replaced the flex hoses and the problem ceased. The hoses may fail internally and if a piece dislodges it can act like a check valve in the line but look good from the exterior. I'm not saying that's your problem but it's something to check if you run out of ideas.

Idler arm.

Too much play in the steering box?