Caster and Toe / Brake circuit bleeding / Dynamo operating principal

By reading this article, it has probably already become a little clearer that there is a lot of hidden science in the chassis and suspension of our classic Volkswagen, to optimally position the car on the road surface.It has also already become clearer that adjusting one parameter will affect another. Similarly, the deviation of one wheel will affect another. We've seen that replacing narrow bias tires with wide radials gives the car a cool look, but sometimes at the expense of ride comfort and handling. Not directly because of the larger tire area, but because of the change in sanding radius, which will cause the tires to offer too much resistance in turns. The choice of new rims with a correct ET value is then part of the study, as is the choice of tire size.

You can, of course, bleed with the tools we showed in edition 25, but you can also do it the old way, with someone pushing on the brake pedal for you, following the correct procedure. Flushing the entire brake circuit is not recommended with this simple technique. To bleed the brakes, all brakes must be properly adjusted, there must be no leaks, and the free travel of the brake pedal must be properly adjusted.

A car draws the necessary electrical current from the battery. This current is needed to turn the starter motor, for ignition and to provide energy to all electrical consumers. The battery is an electrical energy accumulator, the energy used by the battery must be replenished by an electrical generator. Since the battery is a DC source, it must also be charged by a DC source. And here is the first challenge, all generators produce alternating current. So various techniques have been applied to transform this alternating current into direct current. In this article, we will explain the principles of the generator.