Re: [Chrysler300] Brakes

[Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

As to the jack stands mentioned, always use them, but if it's only gonna be
"a second" that the wheel is off, slide the tire under the car when you take
it off. The tire's gotta be somewhere, so it might as well be a piece of
safety equiptment

Ray
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> From: Rich Barber <barber@xxxxxxxxx>
> Organization: Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California
> Reply-To: barber@xxxxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 15:27:05 -0700
> Cc: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Brakes
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> Exactly right and to answer the question, the special tool generally fit
> over one of the pins and enabled the spring to be stretched and popped
> over the pin by rotating the lever.  The gizmo on the end has a small
> hook for the spring and acts as a cam and it worked pretty good
> sometimes.  Either tool worked better than trying to grasp the spring
> with a Vise Grip and muscling it to the far pin.   The springs have the
> potential for storing a lot of energy, so be careful in removing and
> installing them.  Also, remember to block the wheels on the ground and
> support the car on jack stands, not the jack while you're working on the
> brakes.
> 
> You may want to purchase a supply of the C-clips that hold the shoes to
> their mounting pins.  They can get boogered up in the removal process.
> 
> Be safe and MoPa'r to ya from
> 
> Rich Barber
> Brentwood, CA
> C-300
> 
> Mike Apfelbeck wrote:
> 
>> The "tool" is essentially a cheap version of a set of brake spring pliers.
>> You can score a set of brake spring pliers just about anywhere hand tools
>> are sold, they work a whole lot better than the one-piece version and make
>> spring replacement a snap.
>> Mike
>> 
>> At 03:31 PM 9/6/2004 -0400, pennsy300@xxxxxxx wrote:
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>>> I'm considering some brake work on my 300D.  The hardest part, I  think,
>>> will
>>> be the removal and installation of the brake shoe return  spring.  The  shop
>>> manual shows this process, and the use of a  "tool".  This "tool" appears to
>>> be an L-shaped rod, with something I can't  identify on the end of one of
>>> the
>>> legs of the L.   Does anybody out  there know what this "tool" is, and
>>> whether
>>> or not it is still  available?  Thanks.  Terry McTaggart
>>> 
>>> 
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