Parking brake "Spring" Tool
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Burning Brakes
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From: North\East Wisconsin
Parking brake "Spring" Tool
Changing out the rotors and "pring" a parking brake spring popped out. After much frustration, I made a tool to replace the parking brake spring. I used a cheap flat bald screw driver and made it into a spring tool. I can change or re-install the spring in about 10 sec. I will try to get a pic out if anyone wants it. 
Racer
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From: Palm Desert CA
Originally Posted by Derf
Changing out the rotors and "pring" a parking brake spring popped out. After much frustration, I made a tool to replace the parking brake spring. I used a cheap flat bald screw driver and made it into a spring tool. I can change or re-install the spring in about 10 sec. I will try to get a pic out if anyone wants it.
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[bowtiebubba]Picture here too, please.
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I'm lucky I didn't "pop" the spring off when I replaced my rotors. I was pulling and tugging on the rotor and really pulling the shoes away from the backing plate. Mike Mercury came up with a great way of removing rear rotors using wood working clamps and a 2x4.
[bowtiebubba]Picture here too, please.
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I'm lucky I didn't "pop" the spring off when I replaced my rotors. I was pulling and tugging on the rotor and really pulling the shoes away from the backing plate. Mike Mercury came up with a great way of removing rear rotors using wood working clamps and a 2x4.
Le Mans Master
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[leaftye]Where's the pic?
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If you are sending the picture to individuals rather than posting..........please send me a picture.............Thanks
[leaftye]Where's the pic?
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If you are sending the picture to individuals rather than posting..........please send me a picture.............Thanks
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Burning Brakes
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From: North\East Wisconsin
Tool Pic
Here's the picture of the modified screw driver "spring installation tool" and it really-really-works.
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c4/derf/dcp_1224.jpg
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c4/derf/dcp_1224.jpg
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This brake shoe assembly/spring arrangement is a POS design by some engineer who was smoking something that is illegal, or they had a ten martini lunch.
Did you bend over spring retaining tabs on the backing plate first?
Did you bend over spring retaining tabs on the backing plate first?
