Brake servicing tools

[Nicola&Tony]

I had a right job fitting new retaining springs to the shoes last wknd, so just wondering if this is any good, anybody used one?
http://www.avenue35.co.uk/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=25416" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Having used both of these, I'm glad I had them in me tool bag:
Brickwerks brake adjusting lever

http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/Brake-Shoe ... tegory=116" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Tony

[CycloneMike]

I have used the shoe retaining spring tool (not that one linked but similar). Yes it makes compressing the spring easy but I have to say that I find using a large pair of pliers just as simple. It is useful to have a set of hooks of some sort to pull the springs.

[Fritz]

Any tool that is likely to help save grazed knuckles is worth every penny......

Regards


Fritz,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[Grumpy Midget]

Any tool that is likely to help save grazed knuckles is worth every penny......

Regards


Fritz,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Id be weary of any of his tips ---------------------
Anyway He always wears Gloves-------------------------------

[rugchucker]

Hi
I used my tent peg removal tool to refit the springs easy peasy

[Nicola&Tony]

Any tool that is likely to help save grazed knuckles is worth every penny......

Agreed. I flippin hate taking chunks out of me knuckles, it makes me swear very loudly!

Tony

[Nicola&Tony]

I used my tent peg removal tool to refit the springs easy peasy

I can see that helping with some of the springs (as does the hook that I linked to before) but I'm not sure how it'd work with the two retaining springs, the ones with the slotted disc that sits on the end of the spring and they go over the pin that comes through the shoes from the back plate. They have to be squashed, not stretched.

I noticed that Hacksawbob has a tip in the wiki for this, using a couple of cable ties, might give that a try next time:
https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Br ... rear_brake" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Tony

[Ian Hulley]

A good spring puller never goes amiss .... sadly rather like a good first aid kit

I normally tie the springs together having had an unfortunate experience involving a Sierra brake spring and a next-door neighbor's laurel hedge

Ian

[Nicola&Tony]

. . . having had an unfortunate experience involving a Sierra brake spring and a next-door neighbor's laurel hedge

Ouch! Did you find the spring or was it forever lost?

Tony

[lhd]

Having used both of these, I'm glad I had them in me tool bag:
Brickwerks brake adjusting leverHaving used both of these, I'm glad I had them in me tool bag:
Brickwerks brake adjusting lever

I have one of these but it's still in the packet.....(Brickwerks one)
How do you use it......
Rob.....

[Ian Hulley]

. . . having had an unfortunate experience involving a Sierra brake spring and a next-door neighbor's laurel hedge

Ouch! Did you find the spring or was it forever lost?

Tony

Oh I found it alright finished a brake shoe change at 11pm in heavy rain after loosing the spring at 3ish in brilliant sunshine

It's what I believe is called 'learning by your mistakes' Those Fjord shoe springs were REALLY tight though

Ian

[Red Westie]

One of my favourate past times.....watching my students struggle with brake shoes, trouble is more often than not they run out of time and 'sir' ends up putting the buggers back together.
Never used either of these two tools.....give me a pair of Vice Grips (mole grips if you don't recognise the name) but Vice Grips are better. These will grip the washer on shoe retaining spings and give good leverage on the return springs. It is the main tool I use when working on drums.
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Good for lots of other things too.
Martin

[Nicola&Tony]

I have one of these but it's still in the packet.....(Brickwerks one)
How do you use it......
Rob.....

Rob, I'd nearly finished tryping a load of info about how to use the lever (including a piccie) when me laptop crashed . . . again!

Here's the photo I was gonna use, I'll do the tryping again later, when I have a bit more time.



Tony

[lhd]

That would be fab.
Rob...

[Red Westie]

Interesting to see that on your pic the handbrake lever appears to be partially pulled (cable adjusted tight or handbrake on one notch)
One of the fundumental mistakes DIYers make is to either adjust the rear brakes on the cable OR they don't slacken the handbrake off completely before adjusting the brakes at the drum.
Also...I was always taught to put a small taper on the brake lining leading edge to prevent the brakes from snatching when applied (the leading shoes is the left on in the picture, this shoes does most of the work (about 70%) as it has self servo action...pulls itself into the drum when operated)
Martin