my truck is a 92 4runner approx 150k miles.

a few months ago, i busted my upper left a-arm on my 92 4Runner. it was an after market a-arm from an old company (West Coast Off Road). anyway, got it all fixed and reinforced and FINALLY back on the road.

i've now noticed a couple new problems. i still need to go in for alignment but i think i got the t-bars pretty dialed in w/ how it was before. problem is that when braking from about 30-35 miles per hour, the truck pulls to the left. is this just an alignment problem? any ideas?

also, my a/c stopped blowing cold air. i just got it re-charged in may of 2006 and they tested it for leaks and no leaks found. when i hit the a/c button on idle, i do hear the engine idle increase but still no cold air. it was blowing fine before my truck went down 5 months ago. is there anything in there that would seize while it sat?

thanks...

Well it doesn't sound related to anything that happened to you when the a arm broke but perhaps on of your rear brakes is adjusted differently than the other, or leaking which can cause drum brakes to stick and lock up, thus pulling you one way or another. I would also check all your brakelines and make sure one isn't kinked in the front from the incident.

AC, meh. I just take the top off the runner and pull the sunroof out, but Im in Colorado......

wierd, just took the truck out today to take care of some errands and the pull to the left when braking is gone. maybe i DID have a brake drum that was sticking from sitting for several months. seems to have fixed itself. still getting the alignment done tomorrow and having them look at my a/c. i'll update when i find out more.

alignment shop called and all seems fine w/ the pulling issue.

regarding the A/C... they (firestone, where i have lifetime alignment) say the compressor is out. gave me a quote of 1100 to do the rg134 retrofit w/ a new compressor. w/out the retrofit (using the old freon type), about 800.

i checked goodyear where i got my a/c recharged last year and they quoted me 900 for new compressor (includes flushing, new vacuum and other stuff i can't recall) and additional $60 for the rg134 retrofit.

this sound right? i live in sacramento and never dealt w/ having to get new a/c compressor before. i don't really have a G laying around to spend but i also lug around a 6 yr old on 1 yr old a lot :eek: and with the 100+ degree weather still coming up... :mad:

how long have you all had your ac compressors last? my truck is 15+ yrs old and just over 150K. just before the truck went down in March, the AC was running like a champ. :confused:

bring it to a real shop. Firestone and Goodyear are the laughing stock of the real auto repair business. Unless you like having special ed children with no clue what the hell they are doing working on your truck.