Yesterday I took Bumblestook to
SJF Performance to double check the alignment and nut and bolt the car in preparation for Nationals. The rear toe slipped a bit since the last event and the front subframe bolts had loosened slightly so the alignment was reset and all the bolts double checked. We also raised the rear bar from full soft to 5/7, my baseline concrete setup.
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| Bumblestook ready for Nationals - SJF Performance - 8-26-2017 |
The trailer has been at SJF this week to replace the old / cracked breakaway box from the trailer with a brand new Tekonsha unit and also solder and heatshrink wrap the remaining wires that were still using taps. I've been getting brake controller shorts for that past year intermittently and these were obvious potential sources. In the end though it wasn't any of this that caused the problem. Turns out one of the brake wires going through the axle shaft was frayed. Luckily it was easily visible when you pulled the wire so I wrapped it with electrical tape for now and that seems to have cured the problem.
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| New Tekonsha Breakaway System - 8-26-2017 |
