escort encore 97

[doyle]

bit of advice from the spanners please,

mot due and need to adjust headlamp alignment, parking in front of wall what hieght at what distance is needed

weld in battery weld, was as advisory on last mot, can weld or could weld some 20 odd years ago, what grade metal would be needed and best method of welding it if mig or tig should the earth be claped direct to the battery well and is any precaution needed such as disconnecting battery and what about the device that sets the timming ect?


parking brake, self adjustor tends to let me down and the car at mot, have adjusted previously at parking brake end and at rear end adjustor not sure whether theirs any more slack but the lot mot garage manage somehow to get the self adjustor on wheel end to operate.

lever is around six clicks up so which is the best way to get it to self tighten.

thanks

 

[davieboy]

for the brakes it probably needs new adjuster bars inside the drums. very common for slipping. tightening the cable usually leads to poor performance of the service brake (foot brake).

6-7 clicks is what ford recommend, by the way.

for the headlamps i usually adjust them for the price of a pint while the cars on the ramp. might be worth a word with the tester

dave