spring spreading/stretching tool. What ya got?

[Roger440]

After struggling most of the evening to get a brake return spring refitted to the tractor, it seems i realy ought to invest in a suitable tool(s)

I did the usual wedging washers in between the coils, but couldnt quite get it on.

There must, surely be a tool for this. But im not really finding what i need.

Any suggestions please?

 

[tom2207]

a bit of mig welding wire made into a loop and put through the end of the spring and a pry bar through the loop and then you can pull or lever the spring into place , snip the wire loop and pull it out of the spring end when your done ,,,

 

[striker]

For rear brake drum/shoe springs I used to have a J shaped hook with a T handle on the top. Just stretch the spring in to position.

 

[knighty]

I normally poo the shoes out at the top of bottom, get all the springs in and then put the shoes back in the slots

Ive got a tool for gripping the shoes to leaver them out with, but I've no idea what it's called or where it is

oh.... springs left to right or springs through the hole in the back? (no idea if tractors use them)

for springs through the back putting the round clip thing on the pin.... grabbing the washer like thing with a pair of mole grips can help a lot

 

[Robotstar5]

I've seen brake shoe spring pliers used on a couple of Youtube channels, seem to work OK

 

[tigdlo]

I normally poo the shoes out

Ouch.

I mostly pre assemble shoes with the springs then lever/pull them into place.

I have used this kind of thing when the above isn't an option, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Abnaok-Hea...words=spring+hook+tool&qid=1677629466&sr=8-14

 

[maroon]

Ouch.

I mostly pre assemble shoes with the springs then lever/pull them into place.

I have used this kind of thing when the above isn't an option, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Abnaok-Hea...words=spring+hook+tool&qid=1677629466&sr=8-14

Indeed.
You can use also a mole grip on the spring then cup your hands together. Fingers around the top of the grip and that bit under your thumb above wrists bit resting against the shoe. Pull and hook in. Good technique for them where the hole is right against the angle of the shoe and unable to get a hook in.

Can't say I've ever done one on a tractor though.

 

[Beeezer]

Farm Jack……

 

[James1979]

a bit of mig welding wire made into a loop and put through the end of the spring and a pry bar through the loop and then you can pull or lever the spring into place , snip the wire loop and pull it out of the spring end when your done ,,,

I do that but with baler twine! Only ever seen one other person do it.

I have got an “official” tool which looks like a corkscrew with a hook on the end off the strap on truck but 99/100 I find it’s easier to do it our way.

I say ours but I learnt it off an african

Edit. Did a bit of googlin to see what’s out there…..

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Anyone use these?

 

[jenki]

Official Girling service tools from the Drum brake era any use?

 

[Erie Fred]

I do that but with baler twine! Only ever seen one other person do it.

I have got an “official” tool which looks like a corkscrew with a hook on the end off the strap on truck but 99/100 I find it’s easier to do it our way.

I say ours but I learnt it off an african

Edit. Did a bit of googlin to see what’s out there…..

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Anyone use these?

Seems like different tools than I'm used to ^^^, but that's not a bad thing eh ?

drum service pliers at DuckDuckGo

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I mostly used the one handle end, with the gouge shaped cut out.

 

[CompoSimmonite]

For rear brake drum/shoe springs I used to have a J shaped hook with a T handle on the top. Just stretch the spring in to position.

After years of struggling I bought the proper tool - as you say J shaped hook and T handle

 

[wyn]

As previously said.................If you have a tractor there must be some baler twine about.
Tie it in a loop and pull it with a screwdriver.

 

[tom2207]

I do that but with baler twine! Only ever seen one other person do it.

I have got an “official” tool which looks like a corkscrew with a hook on the end off the strap on truck but 99/100 I find it’s easier to do it our way.

I say ours but I learnt it off an african

Edit. Did a bit of googlin to see what’s out there…..

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Anyone use these?

lol ... small world . I picked it up as a trick while in Africa on a totally different kind of job ,, saw a local doing it and I liked it so it stuck with me ,,,

 

[outofthefire]

I do that but with baler twine! Only ever seen one other person do it.

I'm not normally a h&s nanny, but be careful. A chap I knew years ago was repairing a beet lifter, the manual said use baler twine and pliers to pull springs back into place. I can't remember now if the twine slipped or snapped but the result was pliers in the eye, he lost his job and eyesight in that eye. He was eventually well compensated (took years) because it should never have been done like that, but he was never the same he suffered badly with depression.

 

[Roger440]

Thanks chaps. But im not sure im much clearer.

These are not like brake drum springs. These are significantly larger.

Ive tried, in addtion to the washers a bit of welding wire attached to a screwdriver. Still cant do it. Mainly be cause the spring runs uphill to the floor. As i stretch it, it moves away/down from where i need it.

The truck brake spring thing looks like it would work, but how much !!!!

I think i need to modify some large circlip pliers.

 

[tom2207]

post a picture ... is it the same set up as a 40ft trailers brakes ,,,

 

[Turbo]

The springs for the handbrake shoes on a 406 are a real pig to do. Normal methods don't work as the hub is in front of it so access is limited!

The solid wire throttle cable off a lawn mower makes a great hook for springs. It is very strong & tough but can be bent into a hook of any size.

 

[Roger440]

post a picture ... is it the same set up as a 40ft trailers brakes ,,,

Not really. But ill get a pic tommorow evening when im back at the workshop..

 

[James1979]

Thanks chaps. But im not sure im much clearer.

These are not like brake drum springs. These are significantly larger.

Ive tried, in addtion to the washers a bit of welding wire attached to a screwdriver. Still cant do it. Mainly be cause the spring runs uphill to the floor. As i stretch it, it moves away/down from where i need it.

The truck brake spring thing looks like it would work, but how much !!!!

I think i need to modify some large circlip pliers.

You could probably make one?

Two long levers with a notch in the end of each and some sort of short bar as a fulcrum?

I’m not paying £90 for a set but they’d make trailer brakes easier so I may have a shot at making a set when I’ve a spare minute……