In a message dated 12/17/2003 10:55:39 PM Eastern Standard Time,
pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
get them on
by hooking a screwdriver under the hook on the spring and
using it like a
pry bar, pulling the hook past where it has to go - as long
as you pivot
close to or at the same point as the post, when you pull past
it the spring
slides down the screwdriver and usually I can get it right on
where it
belongs in a couple tries, it just pops into
place.
Buy the brake Pliers. They are called pliers, but like nothing you
have ever seen. In addition to having all the leverage you need, they have
appropriate hooks to SAFELY hold the springs while a point digs into the brake
lining to pull them into place when removing them. When putting the
springs back over the posts, there is a cupped end to safely fit over the posts
without slipping off, which is a danger when using a screwdriver.
Joe
Savard
Lake Orion, MI USA
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