Re: [FWDLK] Brake return springs

[Clear Creek <clearcreek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

        Rich, and any others on the list, There is a simple tool to perform
this task easily.  It is called, amazingly, a Brake Return Spring tool. The
key parts are similar to a Brake Spring Pliers, and are sometimes limited on
some unique kinds of drum brakes, but the tool is surprisingly easy to use
and very versatile.  At one end is a rounded cup with a prong to assist in
safely removing the return spring, and the enlongated and bent shaft is the
prybar to replace them.  You should be able to find various designs at any
Automotive tool distributor, such as Sears, NAPA, Snap-On, Mac, Matco, and
the like.  Get a sturdy one, and it will last a lifetime.

No one should ever use a vise-grips or the like to do this.  If it slips, it
could prove to be dangerous, and besides, it is really to much like work!

Mike Higgins
1955 Belvedere Sport Coupe
Farmington, NM, in the Southwest Four Corners

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