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[bighed]

Guys, im no mechanic   but I would really like to start doing some of the maintenance work myself, starting off with all the filters which are coming soon. Pretty sure i will be ok with these (Thanks to a couple of how too's on here)  

I really want to have a go at changing my prake pads and disks.
Cant find a how too or am I just blind  

Any tips on this would be great. TIA  

[Andy B]

Guys, im no mechanic   but I would really like to start doing some of the maintenance work myself, starting off with all the filters which are coming soon. Pretty sure i will be ok with these (Thanks to a couple of how too's on here)  

I really want to have a go at changing my prake pads and disks.
Cant find a how too or am I just blind  

Any tips on this would be great. TIA  

Start off with the easy ones at the front ...... http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1171805208  

The rears are little more involved because the rears use a combined drum/disc .... drum for the handbrake & the disc for main foot brake.  

[jonathanh]

Guys, im no mechanic   but I would really like to start doing some of the maintenance work myself, starting off with all the filters which are coming soon. Pretty sure i will be ok with these (Thanks to a couple of how too's on here)  

I really want to have a go at changing my prake pads and disks.
Cant find a how too or am I just blind  

Any tips on this would be great. TIA  

you should be fine particularly with the guides on here but if you do hit problems just post up.  there's probably someone who can pop over and give you a hand...

Rembers the 5 Ps.  make sure you've got all the kit you need before you start: there is nothing worse than grinding to a stop because you need something.  for the front disk/pads, you should have the kit to bleed the front calipers plus some kit to push the piston back in the caliper.

[ngrainqey]

i personally thought it was the 6 p's...
Piss Poor Planning leads to Piss Poor Performance

the rears arnt too bad, just need to take the caliper off (the bolts are to the rear) and then just tug it off the handbrake pads

[RobG]

Guys, im no mechanic   but I would really like to start doing some of the maintenance work myself, starting off with all the filters which are coming soon. Pretty sure i will be ok with these (Thanks to a couple of how too's on here)  

I really want to have a go at changing my prake pads and disks.
Cant find a how too or am I just blind  

Any tips on this would be great. TIA  

you should be fine particularly with the guides on here but if you do hit problems just post up.  there's probably someone who can pop over and give you a hand...

Rembers the 5 Ps.  make sure you've got all the kit you need before you start: there is nothing worse than grinding to a stop because you need something.  for the front disk/pads, you should have the kit to bleed the front calipers plus some kit to push the piston back in the caliper.

Why? It`s only the pads and discs being changed :-?

[Seth]

Guys, im no mechanic   but I would really like to start doing some of the maintenance work myself, starting off with all the filters which are coming soon. Pretty sure i will be ok with these (Thanks to a couple of how too's on here)  

I really want to have a go at changing my prake pads and disks.
Cant find a how too or am I just blind  

Any tips on this would be great. TIA  

you should be fine particularly with the guides on here but if you do hit problems just post up.  there's probably someone who can pop over and give you a hand...

Rembers the 5 Ps.  make sure you've got all the kit you need before you start: there is nothing worse than grinding to a stop because you need something.  for the front disk/pads, you should have the kit to bleed the front calipers plus some kit to push the piston back in the caliper.

Why? It`s only the pads and discs being changed :-?

Probably because that on some cars, it's recommended to 'evacuate' the fluid from the calipers, rather than force the fluid back into the reservoir via the master cylinder.
I'm pretty sure that Vectras suffer from master-cylinder seal damage if you don't use this method. Omegas don't suffer from this though.
Just get the caliper pistons fully retracted, and it's a straightforward task.

[jonathanh]

yep that's what i was thinking.  and because by the time you've got your hands dirty changing disks you might as well bleed the brake system.  It is also likely that pushing the calipers back will disturb some crap in the caliper so it is no bad thing to do. After all the fluid only costs a couple of quid.....

[Jukeboxnut]

Brake fluid is hydroscopic and should be replaced at least every 2 years to keep the braking system in good condition, especially with the all ABS trickery on Omegas.

Unfortunately this appears to often overlooked during servicing and can be the cause of complete brake failure in extreme cases.

[Andy B]

Brake fluid is hydroscopic and should be replaced at least every 2 years to keep the braking system in good condition, especially with the all ABS trickery on Omegas.

Unfortunately this appears to often overlooked during servicing and can be the cause of complete brake failure in extreme cases.

It's hyGroscopic too!  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygroscopic

[bighed]

Thanks for all the help guys.   i will read into this as much as I can and get all the bits and bobs sorted i need and give it a go