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1. Rear brake springs (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 19:04:14 -0500; Can anyone explain - in terms suitable for an idiot. How to put the damn top springs in the rear brakes. I have a 74 midget which my 12 year old son is helping with the rebuild (takes longer, more fu; /html/spridgets/2001-09/msg01542.html (7,553 bytes)
2. Re: Rear brake springs (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 21:15:10 EDT; Steve: It has been a while now since I did a rear brake job, but I recollect hooking the spring up before the shoes are sprung into place, THEN pulling the spring apart as I moved the shoes into posi; /html/spridgets/2001-09/msg01547.html (7,302 bytes)
3. RE: Rear brake springs (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 20:34:33 -0500; Thanks for the input, putting the bottom spring in woks easiest that way. My problem is the top spring, It's extra tail is definitely for something, and the logical purpose would be to support or ho; /html/spridgets/2001-09/msg01549.html (7,347 bytes)
4. Re: Rear brake springs (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 21:48:13 -0400; As I recall it doesn't actually do anything. It's been a while since I did this, but I had the same question the first time. I think it just helps guide the spring. If you let us know where you are m; /html/spridgets/2001-09/msg01551.html (8,541 bytes)
5. RE: Rear brake springs (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 21:08:17 -0500; Thanks for the thought larry, I'm in Friendswood, TX (35 miles south of Anybody remember enough to describe which way up the spring goes, which way around etc. The actuator has a hole in one end suit; /html/spridgets/2001-09/msg01553.html (7,344 bytes)
6. Re: Rear brake springs (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 22:15:11 -0400; Steve It is much easier to put the springs on the shoes and stretch the whole set up over the hub and in position. The top spring is offset, it has a squared off hump, this hump goes up to clear the; /html/spridgets/2001-09/msg01554.html (7,931 bytes)
7. RE: Rear brake springs (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 19:45:42 -0700 m>; I dunno why but brake springs always seem to be a jig saw puzzle to get back right. Only way to really be sure is only work on one side of the car at a time so you got the other side to reference. Or; /html/spridgets/2001-09/msg01556.html (8,938 bytes)
8. Re: Rear brake springs (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 08:05:01 +0100; into the little hole in the end of the handbrake lever tab, where it comes through the odd shaped cut out in the brake shoe? If I have interpreted this right - then don't! That hole is NOT for the b; /html/spridgets/2001-09/msg01560.html (8,318 bytes)
9. Re: Rear brake springs (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 09:39:44 -0700; The spring with the "tail" goes in the hole just below the large adjuster hole. This will be on your left (trailing shoe) side as you face the hub. The leading shoe should be inverted, not mirrored; /html/spridgets/2001-09/msg01587.html (9,116 bytes)
10. Re: Rear brake springs (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 10:45:43 -0700; The spring with the "tail" goes in the hole just below the large adjuster hole. This will be on your left (trailing shoe) side as you face the hub. The leading shoe should be inverted, not mirrored; /html/spridgets/2001-09/msg01596.html (9,059 bytes)
11. Rear Brake Springs (score: 1): Author: "Mark" <mark@nashvilletn.org>; Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 22:35:04 -0500; I just came in from the garage cursing the rear brakes on my Bug. The old linings are worn thin and new parts are on hand. The Bugeye has been retrofitted with later rear brakes with dual piston whee; /html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00056.html (6,888 bytes)
12. Re: Rear Brake Springs (score: 1): Author: "WJHS1960" <WJHS1960@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 22:56:42 -0500; Why not ask your supplier, Mark?? Whit; /html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00057.html (5,867 bytes)
13. Re: Rear Brake Springs (score: 1): Author: "Jim Johnson" <bmwwxman@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 03:09:12 -0500; If we tell you the secret, we'll have to kill you.... ;-) Seriously, haven't done this job on my car yet so if you learn anything, please post back tot he group with it! Someone recently mentioned us; /html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00060.html (7,920 bytes)
14. Re: Rear Brake Springs (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2006 07:31:53 -0400; Install the springs on the shoes BEFORE you put them on the car. Then using your 3rd hand, with slight outward pressure on the shoes to keep the springs on, slip the works over the hub, around the w/; /html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00062.html (7,442 bytes)
15. Re: Rear Brake Springs (score: 1): Author: "Mark" <mark@nashvilletn.org>; Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 07:02:13 -0500; This is really Ed, Right?? Why not ask your supplier, Mark?? Whit; /html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00064.html (7,376 bytes)
16. Re: Rear Brake Springs (score: 1): Author: "WJHS1960" <WJHS1960@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 09:21:25 -0500; /html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00068.html (6,825 bytes)
17. Re: Rear Brake Springs (score: 1): Author: Daniel1312@aol.com; Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 04:41:58 EDT; Moss UK do a special tool to aid the refitting of the springs. Daniel1312; /html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00087.html (7,057 bytes)
18. Re: Rear Brake Springs (score: 1): Author: "David Lieb" <dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com>; Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 09:36:10 -0500; Not surprised at that. Nonetheless, it would be superfluous. As the other poster mentioned, all you need to do is to slip the top springs into place with the shoes just in front of where they go, se; /html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00090.html (7,747 bytes)

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