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Re: My first "Special Tool" for the Omega
« Reply #15 on: 15 December 2010, 20:29:57 »
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I can hear feet pattering all across the country as people rush out to try this as soon as theyve read this lol!

 ;D ;D ;D ;D I've owned Senators & my Omega for over 15 yrs and never even seen a handbrake shoe!  ::) ::)
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Re: My first "Special Tool" for the Omega
« Reply #16 on: 15 December 2010, 20:32:48 »
Damn! I was really hoping for the Darwen Award lol!
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Re: My first "Special Tool" for the Omega
« Reply #17 on: 15 December 2010, 20:48:27 »
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For compressing the blank springs on the handbrake shoes in order to get the c#nting f#cking tw#at sh#t clips over the top of the pins?


What do I win?


Then again, cant be that because I'd have been jumping for joy if that job had only taken me 30 minutes.


What's the script with these handbrake shoe retaining pins? How can they be so much more difficult than ordinary rear drum brake shoes to do?   :-/ :-/

No idea Andy. In the end I had to cut a couple of coils out of one of the springs and modify a cheap pair of needle-nosed pliers quite severely with an angle grinder to do the job, and even then, even as drum brakes go, it was a very unpleasent job!
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Re: My first "Special Tool" for the Omega
« Reply #18 on: 15 December 2010, 20:53:02 »
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Anyway, I looked at it and thought, hmmmm, I wonder...... lol! I already had the pin lined up to go through the spring cup, put the bit in a screwdriver handle, put the whole thing through the hole in the hub, pushed against the cup and turned, IT HELD! First time! Couldnt believe it lol! Checked to see if it was on, it was about halfway round in the slot, so another quick push and turn and that was it on at 90 degrees, was so amazed I did the other one straight away lol! What took nearly an hour took two minutes on this side! My tea wasnt even cold, lol!  I can hear feet pattering all across the country as people rush out to try this as soon as theyve read this lol!


You bastard!

You can go right of folk you know. Two minutes to do your handbrake shoe spring? Dam job took me two bloody days just to get the caps over the springs!   >:(








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Re: My first "Special Tool" for the Omega
« Reply #19 on: 15 December 2010, 20:53:37 »
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No idea Andy. In the end I had to cut a couple of coils out of one of the springs and modify a cheap pair of needle-nosed pliers quite severely with an angle grinder to do the job, and even then, even as drum brakes go, it was a very unpleasent job!

I wonder how much easier it might be then with the proper' tool for the job?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KD-Tools-Brake-Shoe-Retaining-Spring-Pliers-285-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem20a3db6dbdQQitemZ140188020157QQptZMotorsQ5fAutomotiveQ5fTools#ht_625wt_892
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Re: My first "Special Tool" for the Omega
« Reply #20 on: 15 December 2010, 20:56:55 »
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No idea Andy. In the end I had to cut a couple of coils out of one of the springs and modify a cheap pair of needle-nosed pliers quite severely with an angle grinder to do the job, and even then, even as drum brakes go, it was a very unpleasent job!

I wonder how much easier it might be then with the proper' tool for the job?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KD-Tools-Brake-Shoe-Retaining-Spring-Pliers-285-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem20a3db6dbdQQitemZ140188020157QQptZMotorsQ5fAutomotiveQ5fTools#ht_625wt_892


Kick a man whilst he's down why don't ya?


I'll forgive you if you can find a special and equally cheap tool that magicly removes stuck cam-covers.
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Re: My first "Special Tool" for the Omega
« Reply #21 on: 15 December 2010, 21:02:59 »
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Kick a man whilst he's down why don't ya?
  ;D I've never used one, I know they exist but I've always used the end of a pair of pliers


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I'll forgive you if you can find a special and equally cheap tool that magicly removes stuck cam-covers.
I'd try one of these .....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Professional-1-scraper-stripping-knife-/320629588787?pt=UK_DIY_Material_Paint_Varnish_MJ&hash=item4aa7034333#ht_500wt_1156  :-/
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Re: My first "Special Tool" for the Omega
« Reply #22 on: 15 December 2010, 21:08:17 »
Lol! I know what you mean V6 CDX-er, My first attempt with the springs on one side only took me an hour and a half just to suss it out to some extent as I was practising while waiting for the shoes to be delivered, so the day they came I was sort of ready for it so tackled that job first to get it out of the way, so was over the moon finding this method and now Andy B will be able to do his first ever brake change with relative ease lol!
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Re: My first "Special Tool" for the Omega
« Reply #23 on: 15 December 2010, 21:08:24 »
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Kick a man whilst he's down why don't ya?
  ;D I've never used one, I know they exist but I've always used the end of a pair of pliers


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I'll forgive you if you can find a special and equally cheap tool that magicly removes stuck cam-covers.
I'd try one of these .....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Professional-1-scraper-stripping-knife-/320629588787?pt=UK_DIY_Material_Paint_Varnish_MJ&hash=item4aa7034333#ht_500wt_1156  :-/


I was thinking something more like this?


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Re: My first "Special Tool" for the Omega
« Reply #24 on: 15 December 2010, 21:13:43 »
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.... and now Andy B will be able to do his first ever brake change with relative ease lol!

I never said that!  ;) I've done loads of brake shoes & pads, just never had the need to see the handbrake shoes on my Senators or Omega - that's what P is for  ::) ::). I had a drum off my Astra the other week when I had a bleed nipple shear.
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Re: My first "Special Tool" for the Omega
« Reply #25 on: 15 December 2010, 21:42:58 »
I was meaning your first hanbrake shoes change Andy, lol, you know you want to now you know of an easy way lol!Or think of it this way, its probably the only job you havent done on an Omega........ yet, lol!
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Re: My first "Special Tool" for the Omega
« Reply #26 on: 15 December 2010, 21:45:23 »
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 its probably the only job you havent done on an Omega........ yet, lol!

you're right!  :y :y :y but I don't use them so won't wear them out  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: My first "Special Tool" for the Omega
« Reply #27 on: 15 December 2010, 21:50:44 »
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No idea Andy. In the end I had to cut a couple of coils out of one of the springs and modify a cheap pair of needle-nosed pliers quite severely with an angle grinder to do the job, and even then, even as drum brakes go, it was a very unpleasent job!

I wonder how much easier it might be then with the proper' tool for the job?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KD-Tools-Brake-Shoe-Retaining-Spring-Pliers-285-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem20a3db6dbdQQitemZ140188020157QQptZMotorsQ5fAutomotiveQ5fTools#ht_625wt_892
I can't see that tool fitting through the little access hole in the wheel flange :-?

I think IAD has had a flash of genius. The screw bit holder has a little magnet in it which will serve to hold the slotted washer.

I did mine by pushing in the slotted washer using the extension bar from a 1/4" socket set. It would have been so much easier if it had been magnetic (or if I had another hand  ::))
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Re: My first "Special Tool" for the Omega
« Reply #28 on: 15 December 2010, 21:55:51 »
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I can't see that tool fitting through the little access hole in the wheel flange :-? .....

It's for the pins, springs & slotted cup washers holding the shoes to the back plate, the drum is off the car when you do that ....  :-/ :-/ :-/
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Re: My first "Special Tool" for the Omega
« Reply #29 on: 15 December 2010, 22:03:41 »
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I can't see that tool fitting through the little access hole in the wheel flange :-? .....

It's for the pins, springs & slotted cup washers holding the shoes to the back plate, the drum is off the car when you do that ....  :-/ :-/ :-/

It would still have to go through the hole in the hub/flange even though the drum is off.   ;)
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