aka Keith
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| posted on 7/10/11 at 04:33 PM |
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how do replace the rear handbrake caliper spring?
I have some shortened handbrake caliper springs for the MK. Sierra disks. Been out in the garage for the last hour, I can easily remove the old
springs, but how the feck do you put the new ones back on?
Cheers
Craig
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daniel mason
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| posted on 7/10/11 at 04:40 PM |
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Bit of a struggle but you will manage. Even I managed it and im a numpty! Just the reverse of removal really.
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aka Keith
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| posted on 7/10/11 at 05:40 PM |
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Any tricks of the trade here to help....I cannot get ennough purchase on the new spring to fit it back ito position.
Cheers
Craig
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novacaine
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| posted on 20/12/11 at 01:17 PM |
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Digging up an old post here but could be useful – I stumbled across this post with a google search and maybe someone else will do the same
Im about to do this on my Fiat Bravo,
Im planning on (carefully) compressing the spring with a G clamp – then holding it with mole grips whilst the g – clamp is taken off – then cable
tying the spring shut to make easier to manoeuvre it into position then cutting the tie
Please wear impact safety specs for this – I've already had a spring shoot out of the g clamp when I wasn’t being all that careful and its made
a nice hole in the side of my finger – would hate to think what it would do to unprotected eyes
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but its sinking, Racing around to come up behind you again, the sun is the same in a relative way but
your older, shorter of breath and one day closer to death
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