handbrake install help

[Wom 0]

Hi

I got the old handbrake shoes off ok, but I can't get the new shoes on

In particular I'm having real difficulty with the springs

Any hints and tips to getting the buggers on?

Cheers

[allan 295]

Have a read it might give you a clue http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/techarticl...-Brake-Shoe.htm

[Wom 0]

I was using their book to guide me through it, but didn't think of checking their website

"the long springs are easy with a zip tie around one end...just pull apart with one hand and use a plier to remove or replace the tip you just pulled free"

genius, I'm going to try that

no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't get the spring down far enough to get back into the hole in the bottom shoe

[Wom 0]

finally sorted

was a lot easier with daylight, and a helper to hold the shoes in place

left side was a lot easier and quicker

really the only trick is to have both hands on the pliers and use a lot of muscle