hand brake adjustment

[Richie London]

how much is involved adjusting it as my lever is right to the top now and is not holding well unless i am in park. ive forgot to tkae the brake off twice in the last week, too much on mind. i cant seem to find a link for it on maintenance guides.

[Jimbob]

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152564750


1st link in the brake section of the maint guide index

[Ghost]

The only thing I can find is in this link.
www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152564750
If you have a long extension and a deep 13mm socket you might not have to take the heat shield off.

[Richie London]

cheers, i shall have a look in the morning, if not raining 

[Richie London]

The only thing I can find is in this link.
www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152564750
If you have a long extension and a deep 13mm socket you might not have to take the heat shield off.

have 3 extension bars so may help 

[Ghost]

The only thing I can find is in this link.
www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152564750
If you have a long extension and a deep 13mm socket you might not have to take the heat shield off.

have 3 extension bars so may help 

Its a bit tight but it does work.
done it yesterday as I renewed all my breaks and disks.
Dont do it like I did and wait till the exhaust is cool.

[unlucky alf]

i would check your handbrake shoes first & adjust them accordingly, then the cable after that

[Andy B]

i would check your handbrake shoes first & adjust them accordingly, then the cable after that

You'll be getting Brownie Points from Mark for being the 1st to state that!         

[unlucky alf]

i would check your handbrake shoes first & adjust them accordingly, then the cable after that

You'll be getting Brownie Points from Mark for being the 1st to state that!         

blimey how did you know i was wearing a brownie uniform

[Andy B]

i would check your handbrake shoes first & adjust them accordingly, then the cable after that

You'll be getting Brownie Points from Mark for being the 1st to state that!         

blimey how did you know i was wearing a brownie uniform

       

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtSbnql66j8 

[Ghost]

i would check your handbrake shoes first & adjust them accordingly, then the cable after that

You'll be getting Brownie Points from Mark for being the 1st to state that!         

blimey how did you know i was wearing a brownie uniform

       

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtSbnql66j8 

[Abiton]

I used that excellent guide of Mark's yesterday.  Cheers Mark. 

I found that a little ratchet spanner thingummy was just the job for the central adjuster. 

The real bonus (apart from having a working handbrake, and new pads on the disks), was when I found a generous collection of pea-sized pebbles between the heatshield and the floorpan...
No more horrible clattery rattles when going over anything other than mirror-smooth asphalt! 

[ians]

i would check your handbrake shoes first & adjust them accordingly, then the cable after that

you should slacken the central cable first (or check its slack already with the handbrake off)

[matt-sboro]

i found rubble and 2 big rocks in my heat sheild this evening!