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[omega3000]

Its a bad habit to just use the park and not the handbrake , im guilty of that and could be why the gubbins inside has rusted up 

[Andy B]

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Mine were a bad batch then 
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Were they? I never said that. 

[terry paget]

The Senator/Omega disc/drum system provides as good a handbrake as I have ever known. It does not like being left hard on for a long period, though. Then the linings can stick to the drum, only coming free when power is applied and the linings break off the shoes, as in reply 11. Also, the ingenious 4:1 lever at the bottom of pic in reply 5 can rust solid, then the handbrake is far less effective. If parking for more than one day I leave my handbrake off and car in gear if on the level, or against a brick of on a slope.

[omega3000]

I hope copperslip will keep any future rust at bay once the lever has been wire brushed and cleaned 

[DrAndyB]

To slacken the handbrake shoes , which way does each star adjuster move to slacken .. Just asking so i can make a note before starting .

Taxi Al got it spot on when I adjusted my handbrake.  To adjust the shoes apart right hand side is up and left hand side is down 

Assumes as mentioned they were fitted correctly, but mine have not been touched (had car from new) so last people to touch them was when it was the car was built 

[05omegav6]

That's reassuring, I think, as it means the first time I changed my discs, I rebuilt them the right way round