New front brake pads....now pulls to the left

[quicksilvr]

I replaced my front brake pads the other day when I was working on the front suspension of the truck. The old pads were each worn down symetrically (no angles or wierd bevels or anything), but on each side one pad was worn down considerably more than the other. Don't remember which off the top of my head.

I installed some new Duralast pads, and everything went fine. However, now when I hit my brakes, the truck pulls to the left. Which means the left brakes are working good, but the right side isn't grabbing.

Has anyone had this happen? What was the cause and the fix? I'm going to pull the wheel back off and see what it looks like, I'm hoping the pads just aren't sliding on the pins or something that some lube will help. Besides that, I'm not sure what else it would be.

 

[Pikeman]

Another possibilty is when you pushed the piston back in to make room for the pads on the right side it got crooked and is binding. Hopefully it is a simple fix which it should be.

 

[JohnsD90]

Some things it could be, your caliper bracket pins are busted and wont let the caliper move side to side which can cause very uneven pad wear. Another is that your calipers piston is broken and is only grabbing well on one side and not much on the other.