Omega Owners Forum - Adjust handbrake

DanielF Newbie Offline Posts: 17 Drives: Omega 2.0 16V	Adjust handbrake 17. Mar 2011 at 21:03 Hello MOT on my car is soon due and the handbrake is just barly working when the lever is pulled all the way up. Any one here who know how to adjust it? I would think it is done from under the car. Any panels that needs to be taken off and is it a big job? My car is a Omega 2.0 16V 1997 mod.
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RobG Omega Lord Offline I might have a link, pic or part number for that Posts: 7968 Bristol Gender: Drives: 53 plate 2.2 CD auto	Re: Adjust handbrake Reply #1 - 17. Mar 2011 at 21:05 http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152564750
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Turk Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3364 Llanelli, Wales Gender: Drives: Two tractors...a chipped manual 2.5td CD (F/Lift '00) & a Hardly-Movinson XL1200	Re: Adjust handbrake Reply #2 - 18. Mar 2011 at 00:26 Changed my cable earlier this evening. Ideally use a 13mm ratchet spanner to tighten the cable adjuster. You'll be there all day with an ordinary spanner. There's not even room for a quarter turn.
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Re: Adjust handbrake
Reply #3 - 18. Mar 2011 at 00:34

if you know the history/condition of the handbrake shoes just adjust each hand brake shoe by removing the rear wheels and adjusting the hand brake shoes thru the wheel bolt hole. rotate the disc till you see the star wheel, adjust up till lock up, then take off a couple of clicks so it turns nicely.
then if not to spec check/adjust the cable for slack.

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Re: Adjust handbrake
Reply #4 - 18. Mar 2011 at 09:00

tidla wrote on 18. Mar 2011 at 00:34:

if you know the history/condition of the handbrake shoes just adjust each hand brake shoe by removing the rear wheels and adjusting the hand brake shoes thru the wheel bolt hole. rotate the disc till you see the star wheel, adjust up till lock up, then take off a couple of clicks so it turns nicely.
then if not to spec check/adjust the cable for slack.

Check and adjust the cable slack before anything or your rea wheel adjustment will be a total waste of time......and remember, there should be some slack

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