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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Shackeng on 19 April 2013, 20:24:26

Title: Handbrake cable gaiters.
Post by: Shackeng on 19 April 2013, 20:24:26
The TD passed its MOT yesterday. Wahay!!! A few advisories, one of which is the small rubber gaiters on the handbrake cables where they exit the the tubes. Having not had the handbrake cables off, are these easy to replace?
Title: Re: Handbrake cable gaiters.
Post by: ozzycat on 19 April 2013, 21:05:42
i didnt think you could replace these they only come with the new cables or am i wrong you could make somthing up and wrap around the cables
Title: Re: Handbrake cable gaiters.
Post by: Seth on 19 April 2013, 23:04:27
Am sure that these gaiters are part of the handbrake cable 'assembly' Chris ... well, sure as I can be ... as I cannut see how it would be possible to slide 'em over the yokes! ;)

A parts catalogue should/would confirm though? ... just a (well-intentioned) thought! ???

Title: Re: Handbrake cable gaiters.
Post by: 05omegav6 on 20 April 2013, 04:04:48
The cable assembly is easy enough to change, but best done on a ramp to give the best access as the heatshields need to be removed :y Pattern cables are sub £40 iirc :y
Title: Re: Handbrake cable gaiters.
Post by: Shackeng on 20 April 2013, 09:09:43
The cable assembly is easy enough to change, but best done on a ramp to give the best access as the heatshields need to be removed :y Pattern cables are sub £40 iirc :y

Thanks Al. :y :y :y
Title: Re: Handbrake cable gaiters.
Post by: RobG on 20 April 2013, 10:47:07
  http://www.eurocarparts.com/  put 108720198 in search box. At the checkout use promo offer code aoccom25 for 25 percent off.
Full price is £26.34
Title: Re: Handbrake cable gaiters.
Post by: 05omegav6 on 20 April 2013, 10:51:23
That's cheapy cheap cheap 8) I know I was pleasantly surprised with the cost of mine :y
Title: Re: Handbrake cable gaiters.
Post by: Shackeng on 20 April 2013, 13:11:10
  http://www.eurocarparts.com/  put 108720198 in search box. At the checkout use promo offer code aoccom25 for 25 percent off.
Full price is £26.34

Cheers Rob :y :y :y
Title: Re: Handbrake cable gaiters.
Post by: Shackeng on 20 April 2013, 17:57:50
I suppose more to the point, could further damage to these be a MOT fail issue? :-\
Title: Re: Handbrake cable gaiters.
Post by: 05omegav6 on 21 April 2013, 04:48:32
I suppose more to the point, could further damage to these be a MOT fail issue? :-\
Sad but true :-\ basically, the plastic sheath wears against the outer casing, allowing water in. This then rots the cable, which expands and welds itself to the outer casing, eventually it breaks :'(

Expect the nearside to give up first :y
Title: Re: Handbrake cable gaiters.
Post by: Nick W on 21 April 2013, 10:00:31
Or the water freezes and the handbrake won't release.
Happens a lot on Fiats and Alfas.
Title: Re: Handbrake cable gaiters.
Post by: Shackeng on 21 April 2013, 17:04:00
I suppose more to the point, could further damage to these be a MOT fail issue? :-\
Sad but true :-\ basically, the plastic sheath wears against the outer casing, allowing water in. This then rots the cable, which expands and welds itself to the outer casing, eventually it breaks :'(

Expect the nearside to give up first :y

But presumably only a fail if the handbrake does not work?
Title: Re: Handbrake cable gaiters.
Post by: 05omegav6 on 21 April 2013, 18:17:18
True, but with a seized cable there is a very limited amount of available movement of the outer sheath on its brackets :y
Title: Re: Handbrake cable gaiters.
Post by: Shackeng on 21 April 2013, 21:29:04
 :y :y :y
Title: Re: Handbrake cable gaiters.
Post by: terry paget on 22 April 2013, 21:08:45
I should slacken off the cable adjuster, pull the inner cables out the wheel end, clean them, grease them, and readjust. Should last years more.
 If they do seize up, then change them. I always have spare pull off springs handy, they can be hard to get out, if they are I cut them off.
MOT testers love issuing advisory notes, it impresses Swansea. They always advise me 'sill covers fitted'. Seems hardly worth saying, but there you go. On another occasion he advised 'toe bar not fitted'. Quite true, I thought. I could list other things not fitted, but so what?
Title: Re: Handbrake cable gaiters.
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 23 April 2013, 09:44:10
You cna get the rubber boots on thier own.
Title: Re: Handbrake cable gaiters.
Post by: Shackeng on 24 April 2013, 18:57:39
You cna get the rubber boots on thier own.

Thanks Mark, anyone got the part number? (waits for RobG ::) ::) ::))