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I took Rosie out for a test drive today (hurrah!) and I have a
few concerns:
I believe I need to adjust camber, but the bubble protractor is
no where near what is in Bentley's so I don't know if I am getting an
accurate reading: right now it seems to be 2 degrees 30 minutes, so a few
questions with that: how will this affect handling? What points should I
put the protractor on to get the most accurate reading? When I adjust
the camber buy adjusting the seating of the upper ball joint does
clockwise increase or decrease positive camber?
My idle is better than it was, but still noticeably hunting,
would my AT AAR not having the wire hooked up affect this? What else
should I adjust/look into for this?
She will start up without me pushing the accelerator, but only
with a struggle, and she also needs a little bit to get warmed up and
stay running on her own, although after she is warmed up I had no
problems during idle, when I stopped, etc. Any ideas? Would this be
related to my how the idle oscillates?
The brakes are a tad better, but not much even with new pads, the
front brakes bled, and good condition seals for both calipers. What
happens is that about 2/3s of the travel of the brake pedal has very
minimal affect, and to come to a complete stop I have to push with nearly
all my force. Also, the brake lights only come on during the last 1/3 of
the pedal travel. Do I need to perhaps adjust the brake pedal or do
something to the master cylinder itself? I am pretty positive that the
rear brake shoes are worn quite considerably and I need to replace those
(when I was adjusting them, they were still able to be spun even when as
tight as I could go, although with the brake pedal pushed they stayed
still)--could this be the cause?
Thanks again.
Sincerely,
Christopher J. Valade
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