What is it?

[rusty_ratchet]

I bought some old tools and this was the only tool that I am not familiar with. Does anyone know what it is?

 

[mech-tech]

Drum brake spring tool

 

[rusty_ratchet]

Thanks!

 

[fatfillup]

Correct. Used for pushing in and turning the disc that holds the brake shoe in place.

 

[RECox286]

Now, how many of youse guys have one in their toolbox, like I do ?

Uncle Bob

 

[chrisa7164]

several of them actually..lol

 

[Hawk]

Only one? Plenty of them.

 

[papabil]

Now, how many of youse guys have one in their toolbox, like I do ?

Uncle Bob

I also have a couple of them

 

[zeeke]

I have a couple of them.

 

[ChevyEFI]

Now, how many of youse guys have one in their toolbox, like I do ?

Uncle Bob

I was given some old tools by coworkers back when I first moved to Phx. That was one of the tools. Didn't know what it was. Even when I work on drum brakes, I don't always use it.

 

[bonneyman]

Now, how many of youse guys have one in their toolbox, like I do ?

Uncle Bob

Who needs brake tools? You plug the computer in, it tells you what's wrong, you pop in new parts. Easy peezy.

 

[Kracin]

you mean you dont need to use a small wrench and call in the help of 3 other hands to get that little spring and cap pressed in and turned while holding everything from the backside? wheres the fun in that?

 

[raddison]

I have two of these tools and they are such headache-savers. I don't know how I went so long without them.

 

[The Gambler]

great little time saver and stop you from cursing while doing brakes

 

[Pumpman1968]

great little time saver and stop you from cursing while doing brakes

Not true......I ALWAYS curse at least 3 times when doing drum brakes.

 

[devoncoolman]

Not true......I ALWAYS curse at least 3 times when doing drum brakes.

I agree i have almost every brake tool made for drum brakes and i still usually curse atleast once or twice. I have quite a few of those. My favorite and go to is the snap-on flip socket for brake hold downs that goes on a 1/4 drive nut driver.

 

[JasonCAT]

Not true......I ALWAYS curse at least 3 times when doing drum brakes.

3 times? 3 times per minute for me, I bet. Drum brakes are an abomination.

I envy the OP. If he didn't know what that was, he's probably lived a nice, easy life of pads and rotors.

 

[firebox40dash5]

3 times? 3 times per minute for me, I bet. Drum brakes are an abomination.

I envy the OP. If he didn't know what that was, he's probably lived a nice, easy life of pads and rotors.

This... wretched, awful design. "Oh, but they're self energizing!" Don't care, they're a PITA to work on, and nearly impossible to check without disassembling, which here in rustland often means the lip catches the shoes and breaks the hold down pins, yay!

I usually use needlenose visegrips grabbing in line with the pin, holds more secure and easier to see. At least the pins are better than the ones with the spring and bail for a hold down. Those are just awful.

 

[I van putski]

3 times? 3 times per minute for me, I bet. Drum brakes are an abomination.

I envy the OP. If he didn't know what that was, he's probably lived a nice, easy life of pads and rotors.

Lol.

 

[Outlawmws]

at least one...

 

[rusty_ratchet]

3 times? 3 times per minute for me, I bet. Drum brakes are an abomination.

I envy the OP. If he didn't know what that was, he's probably lived a nice, easy life of pads and rotors.

I can't say I've worked on pads and rotors either. I've mostly worked on bicycles and projects around the house.

 

[3baygarage]

I just introduced this tool to a 50 year old neighbor who was trying to push hold down springs with Channelocks on his mom's car. He was happy to borrow it.