Irwin Quick Clamps just keep on giving!

[Marc Benjamin]

So I was doing an '03 Civics rear shoes and I forgot (it's be at least a decade since I changed brake shoes) the joy of working (keeping them all intact) with the springs+the wheel cylinder + the anti-size + the impossibly small spring hole.

Behold the Irwin quick clamps are just the right size to hold the shoes in and at the same time act as a wedge so the cylinder does not pop out during the almost impossible task of hopping the spring over to the hole that can't get any smaller.


PS. Yes, I'm with the pinch the non-metal brake line camp so I can relieve pressure (and minimize the fluid run) on the wheel cylinder so I can bring the shoes holes even closer. I vacuum bled afterwards.

 

[fras_auto]

Lol love it

 

[Strouty]

Great use of them, I have used those things for all sorts of weird situations.

Now on a serious note, how many stars should we rate this thread?

 

[Marc Benjamin]

Great use of them, I have used those things for all sorts of weird situations.

Now on a serious note, how many stars should we rate this thread?

Negative 7 lol I have too much confidence today, I need to get back down to the general public's level.

 

[Strouty]

Are those hose pliers special or did you add some tube to regular pliers?

 

[Marc Benjamin]

Are those hose pliers special or did you add some tube to regular pliers?

Yep, those are tubed regular needle locking pliers, though I really do need to grab real pinch clamps of various sizes.

 

[JZiggy]

Used those grips in the exact same way. It is now part of my standard process for changing brake shoes. You can also rotate to clamp the shoe up against the backing plate if needed.

 

[Strouty]

I have some plastic ones, but I don't think they would work on brake line. I use them on fuel and vacuum lines.

 

[Marc Benjamin]

Might not be doing this whole clamp thing anymore on break lines since some of the lines now supposedly have internal steel mesh.