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Re: Advice needed to give to garage
« Reply #30 on: 11 February 2011, 22:33:53 »
take it back to the original garage and ask what the hell did you do with the anti-rattle springs!  :o :o :o
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Re: Advice needed to give to garage
« Reply #31 on: 12 February 2011, 01:29:59 »
Could the pins they talk of be the handbrake shoe pins, thus why they had to change wheel studs, thus why the clunk? Just a thought....
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Re: Advice needed to give to garage
« Reply #32 on: 12 February 2011, 05:41:27 »
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Could the pins they talk of be the handbrake shoe pins, thus why they had to change wheel studs, thus why the clunk? Just a thought....
I think you might be right there, on my Merc if you fit the steel spare wheel you have to use the shorter wheel bolts supplied otherwise the extra length of the alloy wheel fixing bolt will wreck the handbrake mechanism.
Is it possible someone has been there before them and fitted an incorrect length wheel bolt to the rear :-?

I would check the length of all the wheel bolts just to be sure.
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Re: Advice needed to give to garage
« Reply #33 on: 12 February 2011, 10:59:32 »
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Could the pins they talk of be the handbrake shoe pins, thus why they had to change wheel studs, thus why the clunk? Just a thought....
This is definitely the pins they are talking about.
I went back and said about the anti rattle springs being missing and got looked at blankly  >:(
The mechanic sat in the car with me and heard the clunking when I touched the foot brake. He said that once he readjusts the handbrake shoes then that should stop. I questioned the fact that it happens on footbrake not handbrake lever and again a vacant look.
Was told that the omega is a bad design but good car :D That is the usual response from someone that is incompetent >:(  It is booked to go back to them next Friday. So I will give them the chance.

As a point, after the anti rattle springs were fitted there was still a bit of play in the pads :question
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Re: Advice needed to give to garage
« Reply #34 on: 12 February 2011, 16:28:29 »
where are you based?  If anyone of us is close to you, someone should take a look.

The messages you are getting from your mechanic seem to say that he really does not know anything and is fobbing you off.  the footbrake and handbrake mechanism are totally seperate.  The former being hydraulic, disc/pad, the latter cable, drum and shoe. 

now for my theory, could it be that the replacement cailper is from a facelift with vented discs and you have pre facelift - non vented disc? 

good luck
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