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Servicing the rear brakes
« on: 23 September 2007, 10:10:45 »
Marks excellent guide http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152564750

How long should it take?

Bearing in mind it takes me 4 times as long these days ;D
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Re: Servicing the rear brakes
« Reply #1 on: 23 September 2007, 11:37:26 »
If you take your time and fit in a couple of coffee/smoke breaks, a couple of hours without rushing (and no drawbacks).  If you get any probs then who knows......   :'(

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Re: Servicing the rear brakes
« Reply #2 on: 23 September 2007, 11:57:44 »
Allow an hour per side plus your setting up and clearing away time.
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Re: Servicing the rear brakes
« Reply #3 on: 23 September 2007, 16:07:31 »
The book times state 3 hour's 1.5 hour's per side.
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Re: Servicing the rear brakes
« Reply #4 on: 23 September 2007, 16:09:35 »
Barry.. I too have never done this job, but if we can link in, and you want an extra pair of hands....

I'm happy enough to come up and give you a hand/work through the guide, just to get the experience.

Won't cost you anymore than a cuppa :y
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Re: Servicing the rear brakes
« Reply #5 on: 23 September 2007, 16:12:13 »
I will be doing my rear brake shoe replacement next weekend if anyone wants to give me a hand. Also replacing the rear disc's as well.
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Re: Servicing the rear brakes
« Reply #6 on: 23 September 2007, 16:20:57 »
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Barry.. I too have never done this job, but if we can link in, and you want an extra pair of hands....

I'm happy enough to come up and give you a hand/work through the guide, just to get the experience.

Won't cost you anymore than a cuppa :y

Also, I should be free next Friday..
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Re: Servicing the rear brakes
« Reply #7 on: 23 September 2007, 17:37:05 »
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Barry.. I too have never done this job, but if we can link in, and you want an extra pair of hands....

I'm happy enough to come up and give you a hand/work through the guide, just to get the experience.

Won't cost you anymore than a cuppa :y
You're cheap - I normally get AA you make me a cheese sarnie as well ;D
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Re: Servicing the rear brakes
« Reply #8 on: 23 September 2007, 17:49:45 »
Anyone wanna help me?  :'( :'( :'( Please, preety please, pretty please with wipped cream on top and a cherry? Tea, coffee, sarnies, anything stronger you might like? anyone?
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Re: Servicing the rear brakes
« Reply #9 on: 23 September 2007, 18:15:30 »
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Barry.. I too have never done this job, but if we can link in, and you want an extra pair of hands....

I'm happy enough to come up and give you a hand/work through the guide, just to get the experience.

Won't cost you anymore than a cuppa :y
You're cheap - I normally get AA you make me a cheese sarnie as well ;D

Well, now I'm armed with this information - I'l get him to get the bacon in ;D

Vauxhomega - happy to also tag along if you need a hand, but this weekend I am working  :'(
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Re: Servicing the rear brakes
« Reply #10 on: 23 September 2007, 19:01:10 »
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Marks excellent guide http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152564750

How long should it take?

Bearing in mind it takes me 4 times as long these days ;D

All day job then  :y ;D

Ive never done the handbrake shoes.......but have done the rear pads.....if you change them...be prepared to tap them in.....my new pads were bloody tight to get in and the pistons were not going to go back any further......and took me a couple of hours......but then i was learning on the first side, other side i was much quicker  :y
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Re: Servicing the rear brakes
« Reply #11 on: 23 September 2007, 19:25:48 »
 :'( having just replaced the handbrake cable which snapped just before mot and put new shoes in the drums AND spent the best part of 3 days on my back wriggling about under near 2tonne of omega, working in real tight area's doing the cable adjustment, I NEVER WANT TO SEE ANOTHER AGAIN ;)

That said, the drums can be a little tight to remove and tbh the guide here was invalueable since I'm not that good with mechanics and those stupid little adjusters inside the drums, AAARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!  :'( >:(   Good luck, think I make it sound worse than it actually is mind. ;)
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Re: Servicing the rear brakes
« Reply #12 on: 23 September 2007, 20:18:04 »
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Barry.. I too have never done this job, but if we can link in, and you want an extra pair of hands....

I'm happy enough to come up and give you a hand/work through the guide, just to get the experience.

Won't cost you anymore than a cuppa :y

Also, I should be free next Friday..

Weather permitting them James you're on :y

We've always got bacon in ;D

I'll PM you about mid week.
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Re: Servicing the rear brakes
« Reply #13 on: 23 September 2007, 20:19:35 »
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Barry.. I too have never done this job, but if we can link in, and you want an extra pair of hands....

I'm happy enough to come up and give you a hand/work through the guide, just to get the experience.

Won't cost you anymore than a cuppa :y

Also, I should be free next Friday..

Weather permitting them James you're on :y

We've always got bacon in ;D

I'll PM you about mid week.

Good man, we'll work on it together.
Look forward to the PM :y
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