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Make sure your handbrake works!
« on: 02 May 2007, 21:03:58 »
Today I heard Brian outside shouting Martin Martin, so looked out and my car had moved!

The ginge had leant against my car and it rolled slowly down the slope into our office sliding doors :o (Industrial units and we have the upstairs)

Ran out and got in - car would not start - some plonker (me) had not pushed through to Park and the hand brake didn't grip too well.

Everyone said I forgot the hand brake. I said I forgot to Park and that Omega hand brakes are best of a bad bunch - for real brakes better than drums and better than calipers with silly rods in them.
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Re: Make sure your handbrake works!
« Reply #1 on: 02 May 2007, 21:05:37 »
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Today I heard Brian outside shouting Martin Martin, so looked out and my car had moved!

The ginge had leant against my car and it rolled slowly down the slope into our office sliding doors :o (Industrial units and we have the upstairs)

Ran out and got in - car would not start - some plonker (me) had not pushed through to Park and the hand brake didn't grip too well.

Everyone said I forgot the hand brake. I said I forgot to Park and that Omega hand brakes are best of a bad bunch - for real brakes better than drums and better than calipers with silly rods in them.
I suspect you will be adjusting it properly then...
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Re: Make sure your handbrake works!
« Reply #2 on: 02 May 2007, 21:06:49 »
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Today I heard Brian outside shouting Martin Martin, so looked out and my car had moved!

The ginge had leant against my car and it rolled slowly down the slope into our office sliding doors :o (Industrial units and we have the upstairs)

Ran out and got in - car would not start - some plonker (me) had not pushed through to Park and the hand brake didn't grip too well.

Everyone said I forgot the hand brake. I said I forgot to Park and that Omega hand brakes are best of a bad bunch - for real brakes better than drums and better than calipers with silly rods in them.
I suspect you will be adjusting it properly then...
Adjusting doesn't necessarily make it work.  Mine works no better, just doesn't come to the top.
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Re: Make sure your handbrake works!
« Reply #3 on: 02 May 2007, 21:07:14 »
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Today I heard Brian outside shouting Martin Martin, so looked out and my car had moved!

The ginge had leant against my car and it rolled slowly down the slope into our office sliding doors :o (Industrial units and we have the upstairs)

Ran out and got in - car would not start - some plonker (me) had not pushed through to Park and the hand brake didn't grip too well.

Everyone said I forgot the hand brake. I said I forgot to Park and that Omega hand brakes are best of a bad bunch - for real brakes better than drums and better than calipers with silly rods in them.
I suspect you will be adjusting it properly then...

NExt year new shoes and discs
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Re: Make sure your handbrake works!
« Reply #4 on: 02 May 2007, 21:10:12 »
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Today I heard Brian outside shouting Martin Martin, so looked out and my car had moved!

The ginge had leant against my car and it rolled slowly down the slope into our office sliding doors :o (Industrial units and we have the upstairs)

Ran out and got in - car would not start - some plonker (me) had not pushed through to Park and the hand brake didn't grip too well.

Everyone said I forgot the hand brake. I said I forgot to Park and that Omega hand brakes are best of a bad bunch - for real brakes better than drums and better than calipers with silly rods in them.
I suspect you will be adjusting it properly then...

NExt year new shoes and discs
Why? Not often these wear out.  More likely just need cleaning up a bit and readjusting...
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Re: Make sure your handbrake works!
« Reply #5 on: 02 May 2007, 21:12:25 »
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Today I heard Brian outside shouting Martin Martin, so looked out and my car had moved!

The ginge had leant against my car and it rolled slowly down the slope into our office sliding doors :o (Industrial units and we have the upstairs)

Ran out and got in - car would not start - some plonker (me) had not pushed through to Park and the hand brake didn't grip too well.

Everyone said I forgot the hand brake. I said I forgot to Park and that Omega hand brakes are best of a bad bunch - for real brakes better than drums and better than calipers with silly rods in them.
I suspect you will be adjusting it properly then...

NExt year new shoes and discs
Probably won't help.  Mine were new last year.  Still doesn't hold.
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Re: Make sure your handbrake works!
« Reply #6 on: 02 May 2007, 21:19:28 »
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Today I heard Brian outside shouting Martin Martin, so looked out and my car had moved!

The ginge had leant against my car and it rolled slowly down the slope into our office sliding doors :o (Industrial units and we have the upstairs)

Ran out and got in - car would not start - some plonker (me) had not pushed through to Park and the hand brake didn't grip too well.

Everyone said I forgot the hand brake. I said I forgot to Park and that Omega hand brakes are best of a bad bunch - for real brakes better than drums and better than calipers with silly rods in them.
I suspect you will be adjusting it properly then...

NExt year new shoes and discs
Probably won't help.  Mine were new last year.  Still doesn't hold.

Not for the drum bit but the disc bit - hand brake is not good and the discs are pretty worn
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Re: Make sure your handbrake works!
« Reply #7 on: 02 May 2007, 21:50:50 »
ouch - any damage to car?

sure theres a how to for adjustment on here  :-/ but its fiddly and mine still isnt perfect either,,,
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Re: Make sure your handbrake works!
« Reply #8 on: 02 May 2007, 21:56:32 »
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ouch - any damage to car?

sure theres a how to for adjustment on here  :-/ but its fiddly and mine still isnt perfect either,,,
How to for service but doesn't cover adjustment.
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Re: Make sure your handbrake works!
« Reply #9 on: 02 May 2007, 22:08:29 »
This is no laughing matter - an ambulance crushed a 4-years old child to death recently, it is said to have had both the gear in 'Park' and the hand break on yet it rolled... to all those who said (in another thread) that they don't bother with the hand brake - better safe then sorry.
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« Reply #10 on: 02 May 2007, 22:08:37 »
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ouch - any damage to car?

sure theres a how to for adjustment on here  :-/ but its fiddly and mine still isnt perfect either,,,

None - or there would be damage to Brian!
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« Reply #11 on: 02 May 2007, 22:09:27 »
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This is no laughing matter - an ambulance crushed a 4-years old child to death recently, it is said to have had both the gear in 'Park' and the hand break on yet it rolled... to all those who said (in another thread) that they don't bother with the hand brake - better safe then sorry.

How could that happen?
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Re: Make sure your handbrake works!
« Reply #12 on: 02 May 2007, 22:10:37 »
Also - on facelifts (and Ithink also on mini-facelifts?) you are not suppose to be able to remove the key from the Ignition if the car is not in Park, but this does not work any more on mine - never actually looked into it to check what went wrong...
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Re: Make sure your handbrake works!
« Reply #13 on: 02 May 2007, 22:11:52 »
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Also - on facelifts (and Ithink also on mini-facelifts?) you are not suppose to be able to remove the key from the Ignition if the car is not in Park, but this does not work any more on mine - never actually looked into it to check what went wrong...
IIRC, you can in N...
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« Reply #14 on: 02 May 2007, 22:13:03 »
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This is no laughing matter - an ambulance crushed a 4-years old child to death recently, it is said to have had both the gear in 'Park' and the hand break on yet it rolled... to all those who said (in another thread) that they don't bother with the hand brake - better safe then sorry.

How could that happen?

There were kids playing inside the ambulance, it was on a school demonstration, so it is possible that one of them shifted the gear and released the hand brake, but it is still strange because it is not easy for a toddler to do this... also, they said that an engineer inspected the ambulance and found no mechanical failure, i.er. the Park and hand brake both work, but they didn't say if they found engaged after the incident...
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