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how to-handbrake
« on: 24 April 2009, 20:01:24 »
to get me handbrake to hold the car i have to pull to the last/highest notch

can anyone tell me how to adjust the handbrake cable, need something to take me mind off another snapped union bolt :P ;) :y
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Re: how to-handbrake
« Reply #1 on: 24 April 2009, 20:09:03 »
Underneath my dear fellow. It's a simple job & all will be revealed when you jack the car :y
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Re: how to-handbrake
« Reply #2 on: 24 April 2009, 20:23:59 »
ok :-? who's this dear fellow of yours i hav to look under? ::)

i dont mind it i just do that sort of thing on a sat ;)
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Re: how to-handbrake
« Reply #3 on: 24 April 2009, 20:27:50 »
No NO NO NO NO......

You have to service it properly.

Only monkeys and mechanics who dont understand how these things work piss about with handbrake cables (in-correctly) to adjust such things (on any cars!).

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152564750
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Re: how to-handbrake
« Reply #4 on: 24 April 2009, 20:39:48 »
thanx again mark :y :y :y

did you see my post on the snapped union, i done it again over tightening the oil cooler oil pipes :o but the cooler in and all that working fine just gota wait til mon to get another union bolt
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Re: how to-handbrake
« Reply #5 on: 24 April 2009, 20:41:05 »
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No NO NO NO NO......

You have to service it properly.

Only monkeys and mechanics who dont understand how these things work piss about with handbrake cables (in-correctly) to adjust such things (on any cars!).

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

Adjusting handbrake cables is a pet hate of yours isn't it!  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: how to-handbrake
« Reply #6 on: 24 April 2009, 20:41:56 »
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thanx again mark :y :y :y

did you see my post on the snapped union, i done it again over tightening the oil cooler oil pipes :o but the cooler in and all that working fine just gota wait til mon to get another union bolt

You need to stick to a multi-meter & terminal driver!  ::) ;D ;D ;D ;)
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Re: how to-handbrake
« Reply #7 on: 24 April 2009, 21:00:31 »
i so do! :y :y :y
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Re: how to-handbrake
« Reply #8 on: 25 April 2009, 08:40:13 »
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No NO NO NO NO......

You have to service it properly.

Only monkeys and mechanics who dont understand how these things work piss about with handbrake cables (in-correctly) to adjust such things (on any cars!).

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

Adjusting handbrake cables is a pet hate of yours isn't it!  ;D ;D ;D

Not a pet hate, it just right royally pisses me off that there is this incorrect view that to adjust a handbrake you attack the cable!

You then get statements like 'the hadbrakes on these are crap' when in reality its the operative thats crap!
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Re: how to-handbrake
« Reply #9 on: 25 April 2009, 11:20:08 »
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...... when in reality its the operative thats crap!

it's the same at work!  ;D ;) :y
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Re: how to-handbrake
« Reply #10 on: 25 April 2009, 12:03:31 »
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No NO NO NO NO......

You have to service it properly.

Only monkeys and mechanics who dont understand how these things work piss about with handbrake cables (in-correctly) to adjust such things (on any cars!).

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

Adjusting handbrake cables is a pet hate of yours isn't it!  ;D ;D ;D

Not a pet hate, it just right royally pisses me off that there is this incorrect view that to adjust a handbrake you attack the cable!

You then get statements like 'the hadbrakes on these are crap' when in reality its the operative thats crap!
I don't think they have the best handbrakes in the world - certainly the least effective handbrake I've ever had on any car I've owned.  That said, its the heaviest car I've owned, and, correctly adjusted, it is absolutely more that capable of doing its primary role.

It just takes a hell of effort on it to perfrom a 1 point turn in a narrow road, and not something I can consistently do in the Omega.
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Re: how to-handbrake
« Reply #11 on: 25 April 2009, 15:30:37 »
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..... to perfrom a 1 point turn in a narrow road. ....

= handbrake turn?  :-/
but as you suggest, its primary role is a handbrake to hold an already stopped car.  :y  :y  :y
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Re: how to-handbrake
« Reply #12 on: 25 April 2009, 19:51:18 »
adjusting the shoes  thou the access hole in disc helps aswell :y
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Re: how to-handbrake
« Reply #13 on: 25 April 2009, 21:11:13 »
having some shoes is always a good start....nasty grinding noise the other day .. well ok it sounded like someone had a chain in a bucket and wash shaking it... took it straight to the garage as it sounded terminal. When they opened everything up there were no shoes as such, just lots of bits that fell out  :o

Handbrake works much better now  :y
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Re: how to-handbrake
« Reply #14 on: 25 April 2009, 21:41:59 »
Assuming the handbrake shoes are okay, and nothing's seized .......

First, jack-up each side in turn, and adjust the shoes first.
THEN, adjust the cable to take-up any slack within it - and only if needed.

Never ever start this task by adjusting the cable first.
« Last Edit: 25 April 2009, 21:44:48 by Reliance505 »
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