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[Webby the Bear]

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oh yeah forgot that.... two cylinders top and bottom. its also worth noting that those cylinders I believe have mini pistons inside which is what pushes the shoe against the drum when braking 

They do indeed & make a mess inside your drums when they leak.   

 

ok, million dollar question 

why do some have drums and why do some have all discs like the miggy?

[TheBoy]

Omega has drums for handbrake

[Andy B]

In the beginning ........ cars used used to have drum brakes front & back - that's (almost) all there was, & you were if fortunate if they were hydraulically operated, some used to have rod operated brakes. 

Discs are more efficient & were adopted as cars got faster & heavier, however they are crap as a handbrake, hence, a lot of cars like the Omega, having a disc/drum set up at the back.

[Webby the Bear]

Omega has drums for handbrake

shoes behind the discs in the hub assembly? ive never took mine out 

[Webby the Bear]

In the beginning ........ cars used used to have drum brakes front & back - that's (almost) all there was, & you were if fortunate if they were hydraulically operated, some used to have rod operated brakes. 

Discs are more efficient & were adopted as cars got faster & heavier, however they are crap as a handbrake, hence, a lot of cars like the Omega, having a disc/drum set up at the back.

got ya - cheers andy 

[Andy B]

Omega has drums for handbrake

shoes behind the discs in the hub assembly? ive never took mine out 

I've had 2 Senator & this Omega covering 20 years ...... I've yet to see - or had need - to see inside the handbrake drum 

[TheBoy]

Omega has drums for handbrake

shoes behind the discs in the hub assembly? ive never took mine out 

Indeed. I hate 'em

[TheBoy]

Omega has drums for handbrake

shoes behind the discs in the hub assembly? ive never took mine out 

I've had 2 Senator & this Omega covering 20 years ...... I've yet to see - or had need - to see inside the handbrake drum 

Annual task on the Bullet, bloody thing. No idea why. Even that DTM fella has stripped them, then immediate failed MOT on efficiency

[albitz]

I have so far managed to avoid any contact with them on my senator and my Omegas.

[Webby the Bear]

Omega has drums for handbrake

shoes behind the discs in the hub assembly? ive never took mine out 

Indeed. I hate 'em

ive looked at the guide. does look a mare 

[Andy B]

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Annual task on the Bullet, bloody thing. No idea why. Even that DTM fella has stripped them, then immediate failed MOT on efficiency

So much for 'use it or lose it' then      My handbrake get used EVERY year at MOT time       

[Andy B]

I have so far managed to avoid any contact with them on my senator and my Omegas.

you mean you use Park like every other auto driver       

[TheBoy]

I have so far managed to avoid any contact with them on my senator and my Omegas.

you mean you use Park like every other auto driver       

As did I for the first couple of years...  ...it was when it started failing that I started using it, and I do now religiously

[Andy B]

.. and I do now religiously

You mean you pray it's still there where you left it     

[STMO123]

My new purchase has drums at the rear. A lot of focus's (new ones) do too.