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Originally Posted by jrwilson
No upgrades or excitement recently, just driving and some regular maintenance. Let me tell you, having working A/C in an old car makes it so much nicer. With my other cars I used to just skip hot days, but this one I can just hop in and go. The lobster is also a bit cooler in general which helps.
I was supposed to bleed the brakes a couple of weeks ago to get those last bits of air out, finally found some time. The brakes are nice and firm now.
I also had some small belt squeal when the A/C was on and I was accelerating, so I pulled out one shim to tighten things up.
I also took the opportunity while the wheels were off to clean up a bunch of brake dust. Almost none on the back wheels but the front was pretty bad - five rags worth!
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That shim should now go on the washer side. You should always have six shims. Their placement changes how tight the belt is.