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Title: handbrake shoes
Post by fiend61 on 14. Feb 2011 at 19:12

hi all
are these any good for mfl 2.5 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310293481182&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
or can anyone recommend what i should be looking for ?
thanks

Title: Re: handbrake shoes
Post by Darth Loo-knee on 14. Feb 2011 at 19:14

I could have sworn all handbrake shoes are the same anyway..

Title: Re: handbrake shoes
Post by RobG on 14. Feb 2011 at 19:15

Any motor factors for handbrake shoes, same across the range :y

Title: Re: handbrake shoes
Post by V6 CDX-er on 14. Feb 2011 at 19:15

I'd reccomend for someone else to do the job, horrible things those handbrake shoes are.

Are you sure it is the shoes that are knackered, and not just adjustment that is needed?

Title: Re: handbrake shoes
Post by fiend61 on 14. Feb 2011 at 19:21

Quote:

Are you sure it is the shoes that are knackered, and not just adjustment that is needed?

not sure but got MOT tomorrow so was pricing up just incase ;)
adjustment is the star key through hole in disc :question please advise if wrong :y
thanks

Title: Re: handbrake shoes
Post by RobG on 14. Feb 2011 at 19:24

fiend61 wrote on 14. Feb 2011 at 19:21:

Quote:

Are you sure it is the shoes that are knackered, and not just adjustment that is needed?

not sure but got MOT tomorrow so was pricing up just incase ;)
adjustment is the star key through hole in disc :question please advise if wrong :y
thanks

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

Title: Re: handbrake shoes
Post by V6 CDX-er on 14. Feb 2011 at 19:26

fiend61 wrote on 14. Feb 2011 at 19:21:

Quote:

Are you sure it is the shoes that are knackered, and not just adjustment that is needed?

not sure but got MOT tomorrow so was pricing up just incase ;)
adjustment is the star key through hole in disc :question please advise if wrong :y
thanks

Both the 'star' type adjuster through the hole in the discs and the compensator bar under the car in about the middle.

My handbrake was awfull, resulting in me fannying about changing the shoes. I reckon just changing the disc and adjusting would have solved the problem a lot easier.

Title: Re: handbrake shoes
Post by fiend61 on 14. Feb 2011 at 19:26

cheers rob :y

Title: Re: handbrake shoes
Post by fiend61 on 14. Feb 2011 at 19:30

cheers v6 :y
things you learn, when i first got car i hadnt heard of oof and had handbrake adjusted at garage, after much sucking of teeth and being told that heat shields and exhaust had to come off to be able to do it i parted with£160 lesson the hard way i guess :'(

Title: Re: handbrake shoes
Post by Xenon on 14. Feb 2011 at 19:41

fiend61 wrote on 14. Feb 2011 at 19:30:

Oh dear :(