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[Bob G]

Well she flew through it today, 2 small advisories offside rear calliper sticking and handbrake adjustment, sure the "how to do it" will be on here 

[TheBoy]

Happy days

Excellent guide to handbrake is on the site, but you can't take shortcuts.  Its quite time consuming the first time...

[Bob G]

found that guide, does all that need to be done to adjust it, just so I don't do stuff that might not need it?

[sjc]

Yes, afraid it does.

I assume, you found this guide...

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90580.0

Note the comment that saves you having to remove the heat shields: "Some people also prefer to use a socket on a long extension to obtain access to the handbrake cable adjuster."

[PhilRich]

Always good to hear

[Andy H]

Yes, afraid it does.

I assume, you found this guide...

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90580.0

Note the comment that saves you having to remove the heat shields: "Some people also prefer to use a deep socket on a long extension to obtain access to the handbrake cable adjuster."

Fixed that for you.
I found that a normal socket couldn't reach the flats on the adjuster nut because of the threaded rod projecting through the nut.
With a deep socket I was able to concentrate on adjusting the parking brake without having to first shear off remove about 20 little nuts to get the heat shields off.

[sjc]

LOL, you might have gone the whole hog and given the socket size too!
(It's a 13mm if I remember correctly)

[Bob G]

Thanks for the replies one and all, decided it would be stripped anyway as the binding could be calliper or could be handbrake, or would you all disagree

[Broomies Mate]

Was the handbrake advisory due to limited excess travel or due to inefficiency?

[Bob G]

was about on its limit of travel

[TheBoy]

LOL, you might have gone the whole hog and given the socket size too!
(It's a 13mm if I remember correctly)

Tis indeed 13mm

[albitz]

My Cavalier is booked in for its test at 4pm tomorrow.Thats going to be a real "wing & a prayer" job.
It doesn't owe me anything,but I would hate to have to scrap it.It saves me a small fortune,and Im kind of getting attached to the old rusty heap of sh1te for some reason. Twiglet did warn me that would happen.