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ccured 03-12-2010, 06:00 PM working on my ford and i am not having a good time. keep knocking the adjuster cable off when i try to put the first spring on the anchor pin. lots of cussing had to reevaluate and drink a beer. wait for tomorrow. then i remember i bought a pair of spring pliers before anyone ever use these Tuggy24g 03-12-2010, 06:04 PM ford omg he said ford run!!!!!!! ccured 03-12-2010, 06:08 PM yeah tuggy i said it. but i love my f150. Tuggy24g 03-12-2010, 06:10 PM PSh Ford makes better trucks (other then the EL Camino)! Yeast1 03-12-2010, 06:15 PM I have a pair of brake spring pliers .................and a friend of mine who is a whiz with drum brakes uses them everytime I buy him lunch and he does my rear brakes! LOL Craig (useless in the real world) Seraphx7 03-12-2010, 06:56 PM I love it when the spring kicks back on your finger.:nanawrench: steelybill 03-12-2010, 07:03 PM All that's required is the right tools, and the learning curve, and a six pack of your favorite BEER!! 464elky 03-13-2010, 04:32 AM Leave the cable un-hooked from the adjuster until the springs are in, then raise the adjuster arm up and hook the cable. syracuse elkyman 03-13-2010, 06:22 AM http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/elkyman/m_dff3e55e7869752fcc777a220af2ced2.jpg bonacker 03-13-2010, 05:44 PM I've put on hundreds of drum brake springs and they can be a pain! Somedays though, those buggers are just not going to cooperate. So if after 4 tries it doesn't go on, I give up for the day and , yup, go have a beer. I don't think it is possible to describe how to use brake pliers, gotta have someone actually show you. Good luck! ccured 03-13-2010, 06:13 PM so i spent like 2 hours trying to get the flipping first spring on yesterday. just walked away for the night and drank my beer. so what you know used the spring pliers today got the whole wheel put back together again in under 10 minutes. took me 30 minutes to do the other side from removing drum to putting new shoes and drum on the other side. they just refused to work yesterday Yeast1 03-13-2010, 09:39 PM Graz! Sometimes you just have to show the parts who is boss and ignore them. Of course sometimes that just gives them time to think of more ways to not fit. Craig steelybill 03-13-2010, 10:54 PM Walking away is sometimes required. ( have to wait for the carma):smileyb: dabayelco 03-14-2010, 01:09 AM http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/elkyman/m_dff3e55e7869752fcc777a220af2ced2.jpg lol i love this picture! so true! DONE DEAL DONNY 03-14-2010, 04:04 AM Call me old school (not old man!!!!) I've just always used a pair of visegrips and a screw driver.:dontknow: Donny Razorzz 03-16-2010, 03:15 AM http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/elkyman/m_dff3e55e7869752fcc777a220af2ced2.jpg HAHA love it man ! know how it is with drumbrakes, just like my GF, can't do anything if she dosn't want to ( the other one i thought off where just to rough to post here ) :poke: Elkyone 03-16-2010, 09:16 AM I laughed when I seen the ford symbol and the quote thats funny.. but sadly I started 2 of my cars i had sitting the El Camino and the 65 Mustang and the Elky needed a jump and I just bought the DieHard last summer but its all good now nitroxracer78 03-16-2010, 12:25 PM I laughed when I seen the ford symbol and the quote thats funny.. but sadly I started 2 of my cars i had sitting the El Camino and the 65 Mustang and the Elky needed a jump and I just bought the DieHard last summer but its all good now That is quite funny Dave. | ||