Omega Owners Forum
Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: gizza on 04 June 2007, 20:58:44
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does any one know if you have to remove disks and rear drums to adjust the hand break or just remove rear wheels any advise would be welcomed with open arms thanks in advance
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have a look at this, it sahould explain all
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152564750
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An excellent How To, but if you just need to adjust the handbrake you don't need to take the disc/drum off.
You just poke the star adjuster through the hole.
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You do have to take the wheels off though.
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hi mate,when you take wheels off you will see disc,in between were wheel bolts fit there is hole,if you position this at around 12 oclock position and apply a bright light through the hole you will see a bar with a knurled nut on it,obtain a medium width screwdriver and engage it onto the nut and on the n/s turn it upwards to adjust the shoes inside disc outwards,keep doing that till the disc gets tight,then back it off 3 clicks and disc should turn ok,do the same on o/s but turn nut downwards to tighten,then back off 3 clicks,the lever should then be on 3-4 clicks inside car,recheck discs still turn freely,job done,fit wheels torque wheel nuts to 110nm,curly
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Just a point to make here.......DONT adjust the shoes unless the handbrake cable has plenty of slack in it.....
Ok, point made....
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have followed your guidence and cannot locate the star nut adjuster you speak of. help!!!!
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It's not easy to find the first time.
You can barely see it through the hole. A small torch will only show about 1 and half lobes of the adjuster through the hole. You also have to get the hole in the right place (at the top).
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If you look at the sixth picture in the how to (the one with the axle stand in the back ground) you can see the shoes with the blue on them.
In between the shoes at the top you can see the adjuster. It's the nut on this you're trying to move through the hole.