brake shoe help front brakes!

[rjewkes]

A simple job has taken me 3 hours on just one side i aint done these in three years and i don't have the little retainer spring tool so i'm doing them with needlenose pliers what do i do? Rope is very short and nerves are fraying over this not to mention the tendonidess.

[flyboy2610]

Run down to the parts store and spend $5.00 on a retainer tool.

[rjewkes]

Yup what i calmed down and tried to do but thanks to vcongress and the aerliness of this years DST they have already closed.

so i wnet to wally and got a pair of 5" Vice Grips for 2.15. Thanks flyboy. Sorry if i sounded a little too upset about this. Buit this time instead of throwing anything i actualy walked away

[fordman]

all i ever use when doing brakes is a screwdriver and a pair of channel locks. thats all i have ever needed. needle nose just wont do the same job.

[Leadfoot]

sounds like a shot of booze will ease your nerves down:lol:

and if not when your real ticked you got super human strength that really helps.

But seriously, slide the shoe in to the outer ring(the outer dented part on the back plate) this way you can put the retain springs on by hand/ fingers. then lift the shoe out of the grove,

just remember to but a little anti size or cyliglide on the back plates shoe rests, to stop and shoe engagement noise or binding.

[heep70]

Channel locks works for me.

[spartman]

I always used vice grips.

Little bit of cussin but mostly vice grips.

[rjewkes]

Don't laugh but... I just did the passenger side in like 5 minutes no problems Turns out i transversed the Bottom Spring for the auto adjuster and the top rear spring (they look realy close) On the driverside Probably a 5-10 minute fix tommorrow.