Flossie
Well-Known Member
You know they are handed yes?
I used water pump pliers on the end of each shoe and some muscle, my water pump pliers are circ 18" long though.
I fitted a disc brake Salisbury around 10yrs ago so I only did the shoes once during the rebuild a few yrs before that but I remember I got it wrong handed cos I didn't know( local indy told me when the adjusters wouldn't work right) and I remember the fight with the shoes which the large pliers sorted.
I used water pump pliers on the end of each shoe and some muscle, my water pump pliers are circ 18" long though.
I fitted a disc brake Salisbury around 10yrs ago so I only did the shoes once during the rebuild a few yrs before that but I remember I got it wrong handed cos I didn't know( local indy told me when the adjusters wouldn't work right) and I remember the fight with the shoes which the large pliers sorted.
I had exactly this problem a few years ago and only remember the struggle, not the success. But when I was at Billing recently I remembered this struggle when I clapped eyes on a tool for the job on one of the tool dealer stalls. It's a T handle with a hook on the end, about 1/4 dia rod, and sturdy enough for the job. I bought one because if I ever do that job again, I'll be thankful that I've got it to try.
The main problem I found with this job (in my case, a handbrake cable replacement) was re-installing the inverted spring cups. I bought a special tool (Toledo 310256 - Brake Spring Compressor), which makes the job a little easier. Only cost AU$20 or so, but if you have a swear box, without the tool you will quickly regain the cost, even at 20p a swear word!!
Cheers,
Lionel72
