1999 Chevy Silverado truck pulls VERY hard to the right

1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
170,000 MILES • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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KUEBERT
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hi...starting to snow here. and if im rear tires spin which isnt hard to do in my truck...light in the back...but even if i lose a bit of traction in the back something happens and the truck will pull extremely hard to the right i can even feel the force in the steering wheel...kinda feels like the truck is dragging something ..kind of a lagging feeling....when i put the truck in reverse then back in drive it corrects the problem....whats going on?
btw its about 170000 km not miles
Nov 28, 2009 at 1:52 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Does this happen when you are in 4wd or 2wd?
Nov 28, 2009 at 10:56 PM
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KUEBERT
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it happens in 2wd....
Nov 29, 2009 at 12:17 PM
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KUEBERT
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Does anybody know?
Dec 4, 2009 at 12:06 PM
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RVCUTTERS
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it could be your brake caliber on that side sticking, the same thing happened to me. Also seems to be worse when it rains.
Dec 6, 2009 at 8:31 PM
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TIMMER2009
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Just wondering if you figured it out yet. Having the same problem with mine but finding it hard to beleive it is a sticking brake caliper? Abs problem?
Dec 16, 2009 at 7:07 PM
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yes i did figure it out...abs problem...pulled the fuse..now it doesnt do that anymore...ill fix it in the summertime...too cold now...
and lol at hard to believe its a sticking brake calliper...if you are experiencing the same problem i had...you cant let go of the steering wheel for any ammount of time without your vehicle flying to the left or right....personally when it happened to me i had told my steering wheel 45 degrees to the left to keep the vehicle straight till it was safe to pull over or slow down....
Dec 17, 2009 at 11:17 AM
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TIMMER2009
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Yes mine is very hard to keep straight and funny thing is if i turn to the left the whole truck seems to jerk like i am in 4 wheel drive on dry pavement.
Dec 17, 2009 at 4:34 PM
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we have the same problem my truck does the same thing....still does it once in a while...i may not get it checked out for a while so let me know if you figure out what it is
Dec 21, 2009 at 2:39 PM
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KUEBERT
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bump
Feb 8, 2010 at 5:54 PM