Re: Damn little brake shoe retainer springs!!

[Bill <Y1TopBanana73@xxxxxxxxx>]

Go get a set of brake tools from Sears. It really does make all the
difference. The tool w/ the screwdriver looking handle is the one you
want for those springs. It's cup shaped w/ grooves so you can push the
retainer in and then twist it to lock it.

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Bill M
65 Coronet 500 'vert
http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo62008.html

On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 6:53 PM, J. O. <JJO1967@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> I am trying to install those little black springs that hold the shoes back to the backing plate. I have managed to ruin two of them already, and I realize there's something wrong.
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> I've been pushing a small phillips screwdriver into the spring and thus stretching it toward the little clip, and trying to hook it up. This is when many of the things get bent out of shape.
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> What's the trick?
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> I love how the kit comes with ZERO instruction, ZERO part identification.
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> thanks in advance!! My car is almost ready to drive to the alignment shop!
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> Jim Ozolins
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