Omega Owners Forum - Brake pedal travel

terbert

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Brake pedal travel
30. Aug 2011 at 13:10

Hi all,
Not having driven another Omega, I might be worrying over nothing. Sad

My brake pedal travel is what I class as excessive. It seems to travel half way to the floor before anything happens. The brakes DO work, and ABS kicks in Thumbs Up!

There is no fluid leak.

I have had the fluid changed, and had new discs and pads on the front and new pads on the back. The back discs are worn a bit, but no way critical. The brake pedal travel was the same before the work was done (which is why I had it done in the first place)
Also it did pass the MOT with no problems.
Is this normal...as in my Laguna Estate, the brakes work instantly.
Thanks in advance Thumbs Up!

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Lazydocker Omega King Offline Victim of Pinky's Power Trip! Posts: 11336 Woodbridge, Suffolk Gender: Drives: 2003 3.2 Elite Estate LPG Converted, inspected and Certified	Re: Brake pedal travel Reply #1 - 30. Aug 2011 at 13:32 IME pedal travel on the Omega is as you describe, and I've driven several When I got this one the fluid was 8 years old and I had really bad fade because I kept boiling the fluid Once changed it was fine You've had that done and say the abs can be triggered so yours is probably fine too
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Albs Omega King Offline The upgrades are ongoing. Posts: 15083 North Essex Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5CD with LPG/Honda cbr600 FX	Re: Brake pedal travel Reply #2 - 30. Aug 2011 at 13:38 Seems to be a characteristic of the car imo.Every one I have driven has more pedal travel then most other cars seem to have.
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terbert Senior Member Offline Posts: 634 High Wycombe/Brackley/Wareham Drives: 2000 Omega Elite Estate 2.5	Re: Brake pedal travel Reply #3 - 30. Aug 2011 at 13:38 Thanks mate... As I said, probably paranoid about nothing Tony
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the alarming man Senior Member Offline Posts: 783 medway kent Gender: Drives: 03 2.2 C.D	Re: Brake pedal travel Reply #4 - 30. Aug 2011 at 13:49 Hi terbert i am on my second omega now and yes that is correct...unlike my peugeot where the brakes failed on me this weekend
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terbert

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Re: Brake pedal travel
Reply #5 - 30. Aug 2011 at 13:59

the alarming man wrote on 30. Aug 2011 at 13:49:

Hi terbert i am on my second omega now and yes that is correct...unlike my peugeot where the brakes failed on me this weekend Angry

Hi Mark
Don't want to turn this into a discussion thread, but hope you are ok.
So basically, putting new discs on the back won't make any difference....I'll save my money. Wink

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the alarming man Senior Member Offline Posts: 783 medway kent Gender: Drives: 03 2.2 C.D	Re: Brake pedal travel Reply #6 - 30. Aug 2011 at 14:03 would'nt have thought so...pads will if they are worn
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henryd Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2172 west cornwall Gender: Drives: Merc E220 estate,previous ride 2.5 elite estate	Re: Brake pedal travel Reply #7 - 30. Aug 2011 at 15:09 My omega had a soft pedal when I first got it,a fluid change and all new pads (rears were seized in calipers)and freeing off front caliper slide pins made it much better
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: Brake pedal travel Reply #8 - 30. Aug 2011 at 15:15 there is a lot of movement in the pedal, in motherT's other ride a Nissan Almera, a feather on the brake is like an emergency stop. When she first drove Omegas, she thought the brakes were rubbish & did not work. A couple of "quick" stops, showed they stop a 2ton car quite well
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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: Brake pedal travel Reply #9 - 30. Aug 2011 at 16:38 They are a progressive brake pedal. Most ther cars have an over assisted servo which makes brake progression non existant. It does not however mean the brakes are poor as Omega brakes are not (infact if they are working well and you do an emergency stop, check the rear window!)
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Radar Senior Member Offline Posts: 736 Berkshire Gender: Drives: '00 2.5 Elite Auto	Re: Brake pedal travel Reply #10 - 30. Aug 2011 at 17:16 Have you checked the brake servo vacuum pipe rubber connector? Mine was split and i replaced the rubber and have noticed slightly less brake travel. The connector is to the right of the brake fluid resevoir and a picture can be found here http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1314489279/2#2
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cem Omega King Offline Posts: 13920 Ankara/Turkey Gender: Drives: 97 2.5 V6 Manual CD- Clio Sport	Re: Brake pedal travel Reply #11 - 30. Aug 2011 at 18:29 if you let the miggy rest for some weeks pedal travel can become "interesting" but must turn to normal quickly..
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Brake pedal travel Reply #12 - 30. Aug 2011 at 19:19 Its normal to have a fair amount of brake travel. Next time you're up, pop it round, I'll tell you if its normal
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Albs Omega King Offline The upgrades are ongoing. Posts: 15083 North Essex Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5CD with LPG/Honda cbr600 FX	Re: Brake pedal travel Reply #13 - 30. Aug 2011 at 19:24 TheBoy wrote on 30. Aug 2011 at 19:19: Its normal to have a fair amount of brake travel. Next time you're up, pop it round, I'll finish off your pads,warp your discs and shred your tyres. Fixed that for you.
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terbert

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Re: Brake pedal travel
Reply #14 - 30. Aug 2011 at 20:13

Albs wrote on 30. Aug 2011 at 19:24:

TheBoy wrote on 30. Aug 2011 at 19:19:

Its normal to have a fair amount of brake travel.

Next time you're up, pop it round, I'll finish off your pads,warp your discs and shred your tyres. Thumbs Up!

Fixed that for you. Thumbs Up!

Thanks Albs Grin

Ok Jamie, not up there again till kids back at school, but I'll pop round then on the off chance Thumbs Up!

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