http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/28/finds-brake-spring-pliers/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:13:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/28/finds-brake-spring-pliers/#comment-8383 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:54:53 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/28/finds-brake-spring-pliers/#comment-8383 [...] If you’ve decided to pick up the necessary tools and save tons by doing your own brake work, this’ll be your next purchase.  While you don’t need something like this to bleed your brakes, it does allow you to do it by yourself.   Instead of having someone pump the pedal from inside the car while you open and close the bleed valves from under the car, power bleeders allow you to apply pressure to the master cylinder — the equivalent of having someone in the car pushing on the pedal continuously.  It makes bleeding brakes much easier and much quicker. [...] […] If you’ve decided to pick up the necessary tools and save tons by doing your own brake work, this’ll be your next purchase.  While you don’t need something like this to bleed your brakes, it does allow you to do it by yourself.   Instead of having someone pump the pedal from inside the car while you open and close the bleed valves from under the car, power bleeders allow you to apply pressure to the master cylinder — the equivalent of having someone in the car pushing on the pedal continuously.  It makes bleeding brakes much easier and much quicker. […]

]]> http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/28/finds-brake-spring-pliers/#comment-7799 Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:49:48 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/28/finds-brake-spring-pliers/#comment-7799 I guess I'm as old as my kids say I am. One of the first tools I bought was a set of these. Drum brakes are a vanishing breed, but these things make life a lot easier if you're stuck with the job. Standard issue drum brakes are a day at the beach compared to the spring GM installed on my 99 Grand-Am. A piece of round bar bent into the shape of a W. It can be removed with channel locks, but is impossible to install without a special tool from MAC or Snap-on. I guess I’m as old as my kids say I am. One of the first tools I bought was a set of these. Drum brakes are a vanishing breed, but these things make life a lot easier if you’re stuck with the job. Standard issue drum brakes are a day at the beach compared to the spring GM installed on my 99 Grand-Am. A piece of round bar bent into the shape of a W. It can be removed with channel locks, but is impossible to install without a special tool from MAC or Snap-on.

]]> http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/28/finds-brake-spring-pliers/#comment-5427 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 06:57:09 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/28/finds-brake-spring-pliers/#comment-5427 I haven't had to use one of these yet. I've always just mounted all the springs, set one shoe in place and pulled the other into place with a set of channel locks. I haven’t had to use one of these yet. I’ve always just mounted all the springs, set one shoe in place and pulled the other into place with a set of channel locks.

]]> http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/28/finds-brake-spring-pliers/#comment-5262 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:16:37 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/28/finds-brake-spring-pliers/#comment-5262 Doing the brakes on the cars is like pulling teeth at times. It's just amazing how they get these assembled. I have learned to put an old carpet remain on the ground so that any flying objects think springs can be found rather quickly. While at the same time sitting a little warmer. Some autoparts stores do lend tools for some of these tasks. Well worth the effort, when having to deal with repairs. Doing the brakes on the cars is like pulling teeth at times. It’s just amazing how they get these assembled. I have learned to put an old carpet remain on the ground so that any flying objects think springs can be found rather quickly. While at the same time sitting a little warmer.
Some autoparts stores do lend tools for some of these tasks. Well worth the effort, when having to deal with repairs.

]]> http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/28/finds-brake-spring-pliers/#comment-5207 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 03:18:17 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/28/finds-brake-spring-pliers/#comment-5207 I don't know how I've gone this long before discovering these. I hate doing drum brakes; maybe these will make the job a little more tolerable. Another worthy mention: The disc caliper piston recess tool. Well worth the $10. I don’t know how I’ve gone this long before discovering these. I hate doing drum brakes; maybe these will make the job a little more tolerable. Another worthy mention: The disc caliper piston recess tool. Well worth the $10.

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